Level 2 music theory

Lento

slow

Adagio

At ease (not as slow as largo, but slower than Andante)

Andante

Moderate tempo; walking speed

Moderato

Moderately

Allegretto

Slightly slower than Allegro

Allegro

Lively, quick

Vivace

Fast, vivacious

Presto

quick

Poco

little

poco a poco

little by little

piu

more

piu mosso

more motion (faster)

Important scale degrees

Tonic, Mediant, Dominant, leading note

Tonic

gives the scale its name, also called the octave, first and last note of the scale

Mediant

Middle note between Dominant and Tonic, determines if scale is major or minor

Dominant

masters the key

Leading note

important to identify the key, one semitone below the tonic

Sixth degree (sub dominant)

used to find the relative minor of a major scale

Pattern of tones and semitones in sharps

Tone, tone, semi-tone, tone, tone, tone, semi-tone