Expression Terms
| Term | Definition |
| Agitato | Excited, agitated |
| Animato | Animated, with spirit |
| Cantabile | In a singing manner |
| Comodo | Leisurely |
| Con bravura | With Boldness |
| Con brio | With gusto, vigor |
| Con fuoco | With fire |
| Con tenerezza | With tenderness |
| Dolce | Sweetly |
| Dolente | Sad, mournful |
| Elan, avec | With dash |
| Espressivo | Expressively (Be careful of this Italian spelling!) |
| Facile | Easy, fluent |
| Giocoso | Humorously |
| Giusto | Moderately |
| Grandioso | Majestically |
| Grazioso | Elegantly |
| Leggiero | Lighly, airy |
| Maestoso | Majestically |
| Pesante | Heavy, ponderous |
| Scherzando | Playfully |
| Secco | Dry |
| Semplice | Simple, unaffected |
| Tranquillo | Calmly, quietly |