Tempo
| Words Used to Signify Tempo | |
| Word | Definition |
| accelerando | play faster |
| adagio | play slowly |
| allegretto | moderately fast, merrily |
| allegro | play fast and lively |
| andante | play moderately slow |
| andantino | moving moderately |
| a tempo | play at the original speed |
| conmodo | leisurely |
| con moto | with movement |
| grave | very, very slow |
| largo | play very slow |
| larghetto | fairly slow |
| l'istesso tempo | play at the same speed |
| moderato | play at a moderate speed |
| non troppo | not too fast |
| poco a poco | gradually |
| presto | play fast and lively |
| ritardando | play gradually slower |
| ritenuto | play slower |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| vivace | lively |
