On From Grade One
For Grade Two Music Theory, you have to know all the foreign musical terms and symbols which are listed for Grade One, and a few more.
You can find a list of the Grade One musical terms here, and musical symbols here.
In each grade of the Trinity music theory exams there are more foreign terms to learn, but you always have to know all the terms from the earlier grades too.
New Terms for Grade Two Trinity
| Italian Term | English Meaning |
| Adagio | Slowly |
| Allegretto | Quite fast |
| Cantabile | In a singing style |
| Decrescendo | Gradually getting quieter |
| Espressivo | Expressively |
| Grazioso | Gracefully |
| Molto | Very |
| Tenuto | Hold the note for its full value |
| Vivace | Fast and lively |
| 8va | Play an octave higher than written |
| 8vb | Play an octave lower than written |
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Pause mark: hold the note slightly longer than usual |
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First time bar (play this bar the 1st time through) |
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Second time bar (play this bar the 2nd time through) |