Grade 2 Music Theory

Front 1

a

Back 1

at, to, by, for, in, in the style of

在，往，靠近，由，為，……的風格

Front 2

al, alla

Back 2

to the, in the manner of (alla marcia: in the style of a march)

往，直至；……的風格（alla marcia：進行曲風格）

Front 3

allargando

Back 3

broadening (getting a little slower and probably a little louder)

廣闊（速度稍慢，且力度或會稍強）

Front 4

andantino

Back 4

slightly faster than Andante (but may also mean slightly slower)

比andante稍快（但亦可以解釋為稍慢）

Front 5

assai

Back 5

very (allegro assai: very quick)

很，非常（allegro assai：很快）

Front 6

con, col

Back 6

with

帶有，使用

Front 7

dolce

Back 7

sweet, soft

甜蜜，溫柔

Front 8

e, ed

Back 8

and

及

Front 9

espressivo (or espress. or espr.)

Back 9

expressive

富於表情地

Front 10

fp (= fortepiano)

Back 10

loud, then immediately soft

強，然後立即轉弱

Front 11

giocoso

Back 11

playful, merry

歡樂地

Front 12

grave

Back 12

very slow, solemn

很慢，嚴肅地

Front 13

grazioso

Back 13

graceful

優雅地

Front 14

larghetto

Back 14

rather slow (but not as slow as largo)

頗慢（但不及largo般慢）

Front 15

largo

Back 15

slow, stately

慢，莊嚴地

Front 16

ma

Back 16

but

但是

Front 17

maestoso

Back 17

majestic

高貴，宏偉地

Front 18

meno

Back 18

less

較少

Front 19

molto

Back 19

very, much

很，許多

Front 20

mosso, moto

Back 20

movement (meno mosso: slower; con moto: with movement)

動感（meno mosso：稍慢；con moto：有動感地）

Front 21

non

Back 21

not

不

Front 22

piu

Back 22

more

較多

Front 23

presto

Back 23

fast (faster than Allegro)

快（比Allegro更快）

Front 24

senza

Back 24

without

沒有，不用

Front 25

sf, sfz (= sforzando or sforzato)

Back 25

forced, accented

加強力度，重音

Front 26

simile (or sim.)

Back 26

in the same way

如前面的做法

Front 27

sostenuto

Back 27

sustained

持續地

Front 28

tenuto

Back 28

held

音符以十足時值奏出

Front 29

troppo

Back 29

too much (non troppo: not too much)

過份地（non troppo：不太過份）

Front 30

vivace, vivo

Back 30

lively, quick

快速，有生氣地

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Back 31

The sign > over or under a note means that it has to be played with an accent. ˄ (over) and v (under) mean the same, or even stronger accents.

寫在音符上面或下面的 > 符號表示該音符要以加重力度奏出重音。而 ˄ 音符上面和 v 音符下面的意思亦一樣 - 或表示力度更重。

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Back 32

Dots inside a slur mean that the notes should be slightly separated (semi-staccato), but less separated than notes with ordinary staccato dots.

在圓滑線內加上圓點表示當演奏時要把那些在符號內的音符稍為分隔開半斷音但分隔的程度卻不像普通的斷音那樣明顯。

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Back 33

A wedge sign ▼ indicates a super-staccato (staccatissimo): the note is to be played as briefly as possible and perhaps accented as well.

楔形符號▼ 表示特強斷音 (staccatissimo)音符要演奏得極短而一般都要同時加強力度。

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Back 34

The sign — means that the note is to be given a slight pressure (and generally slightly separated)

— 這符號表示在演奏那些音符時要稍加一點壓力一般都要同時稍為分隔開。