Musical Terms Grade 3 (Trinity)

Last Updated on 26 May 2026 by Victoria Williams

For Grade Three Music Theory, you have to know all the foreign musical terms and symbols which are listed for Grades One and Two, plus the new terms listed on this page.

dolce	sweetly
leggiero	lightly
marziale	in the style of a march
tranquillo	calmly
vivo	lively
al, alla	like, in the style of
a tempo	at the original speed
con	with
da capo al fine	go back to the start and play until the “fine” marking
e, ed	and
meno	less
mosso, moto	movement
non	not
poco	little
più	more

Musical Terms Exercises

What do these Italian terms mean in English?

Hover your cursor over the blank “English” cells to reveal the translation.

Italian	English	Italian	English
dolce	sweetly	al/alla	like, in the style of
marziale	in the style of a march	a tempo	at the original speed
vivo	lively	con	with
leggiero	light/nimble	da capo al fine	go back to the start, play until the fine
meno	less	e, ed	and
poco	little	non	not
mosso/moto	movement	piu	more
tranquillo	calmly	mezzo forte	moderately loud