Brainlag Plus
Brainlag PlusNew terms for Grade 4, in Italian and French
The Italian terms new at Grade 4, and the first French terms.
New Italian terms
Most performance directions are Italian. Grade 4 adds these:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affettuoso | tenderly, with affection |
| alla breve | with a minim beat (two minim beats in a bar) |
| amabile | amiable, pleasant |
| appassionato | with passion |
| assai | very |
| come prima | as before |
| comodo | at a comfortable speed |
| tempo comodo | at a comfortable speed |
| con brio | with vigour |
| deciso | with determination |
| larghetto | fairly slow, a little faster than largo |
| mesto | sad |
| misterioso | mysteriously |
| ritmico | rhythmically |
| rubato | with some freedom of time |
| tempo rubato | with some freedom of time |
| stringendo | gradually getting quicker, pressing on |
Dynamics are unchanged from Grade 3: from quietest to loudest pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, with fp, sf and sfz.
The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus.
Screen 1 of 3, free to read.
- 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards