Reference Chart
Terms, Ornaments & Simple Form
Five Italian tempo and expression terms, two essential ornaments, and the two simplest musical forms — binary and ternary.
What's inside
- Five terms of tempo and expression — accelerando, rallentando, ritardando, a tempo, cantabile — with meaning and what the player does
- Two ornaments to know: the trill and the grace note, each notated and explained
- Binary (AB) and ternary (ABA) form diagrammed, with what makes each one work
- How to hear the form in a piece you're listening to
