allegro - lively, rather quick.

andante - rather slow, a walking pace.

apoyando - rest stroke.( classic guitar )

arpeggio - to play notes of a chord consecutively.

a tempo - in time.

cantabile - in a singing style.

capo - the beginning, the top, a device which bars across the strings.

da capo - return to the beginning.

da capo al fine - return to the beginning and play to the word "fine".

dal segno - repeat from the sign.

eight note - receives one half of a beat in 4/4 time.

fermata - a pause.

fine - the end.

forte - loud.

fortissimo - very loud.

glissando - in a gliding manner, slurred, to slide.

grazioso - gracefully.

hammer - to produce a new note by forcefully striking the string with the left hand.

harmonic - a chime like tone.

half note - receives 2 beats in 4/4 time.

largo - slow and broad.

legato - smoothly.

lento - slow.

moderato - a medium pace.

opus - a work or composition.

piano - soft.

poco a poco - little by little.

ponticello - the bridge of a stringed instrument.

prestissimo - as fast as possible.

presto - quickly.

pull-off - to produce a new note by forcefully removing a finger from the string.

quarter note - receives one beat in 4/4 time.

ritardando - gradually slow down.

rubato - robbed time.

segno - a sign.

segue - go on with what follows.

sforzando - strongly accented.

simile - like, the same.

tacet - be silent.

tenuto - sustained.

tirando - free stroke ( classic guitar )

tremolo - rapid repetition of a note.

vibrato - to vary the pitch of a note with rapid movement of the left hand.

whole note - receives four beats in 4/4 time.