Studying for your grade 4 music theory exam?
Then there are some performance directions you’re going to need to learn.
At grade 4 it’s not just Italian words though, we also have to learn some French words.
I’ve listed them all below and then after that there is a quick quiz to test how well you’ve learnt them.
You can also download a free printout to check off the ones you’re confident with.
The Grade 4 Italian Music Terms
|Grade 4 Italian Terms||Definition|
|calando||getting softer, dying away|
|come||as, similar to|
|quasi||as if, resembling|
|sonoro||resonant, with rich tone|
Grade 4 Italian Terms Quiz
Time for a quiz.
See how well you’ve learnt the terminology by answering the questions below.
Then after you’re done we’ll look at some of the French words that you’ll need to know for grade 4.
Grade 4 French Musical Terms
Maintenant, time for some french musical terms.
Some of them are quite similar to the Italian thankfully.
Try the quiz after to see how well you know them.
|Grade 4 French Terms||Definition|
|cédez||yield, relax with speed|
|modéré||at a moderate speed|
|un / une||one|
Grade 4 French Terms Quiz
Time to test yourself on the french terms.
For the grade 4 exam, you’ll be expected to know all the performance directions from previous grades as well.
To jump straight to those pages just click the links below.
Or for more music guides and lessons head back to our learn music theory page.