Tempo

• M.M. - metronome marking
• Bpm is beats per minute e.g 60bpm would equate to 1 beat per every second
• Largo - broad and slow (40-60)
• Lento - very slow (45-60)
• Larghetto - broad and quite slow (60-66)
• Adagio - slow (66-76)
• Andante - walking pace, steady (76-108)
• Moderato - moderate speed (108-120)
• Alegretto - quite lively and fairly quick (102-110)
• Allegro - quick and lively (120-168)
• Vivace - very lively and fast (168-180)
• Presto - really fast (180-200)
• Accelerando (accel.) getting faster
• Rallentando (rall.)/ritardando (rit.) - slowing down
• Allargando - getting slower and broader
• A tempo - return to original speed