Unit 6, Lesson 1 of 4
Brainlag Plus

New terms for Grade 5

Music theory, Terms, signs and instruments, 12 minutes

The Italian and German performance directions that are new at Grade 5, and the dynamics up to rinforzando.

How terms are asked

Performance directions tell the player how to play: the speed, the mood, the style and the loudness. Grade 5 asks the terms of every grade so far. This lesson teaches the new ones; the next lesson goes over Grades 1 to 4.

Most are Italian. Grade 4 added a few French terms, and Grade 5 adds six German ones.

Tip: many terms have English cousins. Morendo is like "mortal", dying away; sonoro like "sonorous". A cousin you know is a quick way in.

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus.

Screen 1 of 5, 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