Definition:

The Italian musical phrase lento assai is an indication to play in a very slow tempo; lit. “very slowly” (lento: slow & assai: very).

BPM of Lento Assai:

• ˜52beats per minute; between largo and lento.

Also Known As:

• lentissimo (It)
• très lent (Fr)
• sehr langsam (Ger)

Pronunciation: len'-toh  ahss-eye'

More Musical Terms:

• (sfz) sforzando
• middle C
• BPM
• (rall.) rallentando
• major chord

Beginner Piano Lessons
? Memorize the Notes of the Grand Staff
? Left Hand Piano Fingering
? How to Play Dotted Notes
? Musical Quizzes!


Piano Chords With Fingering
? Chord Types & Their Abbreviations
? Easy Bass Piano Chords
? Piano Chord Fingering
? Diminished Chords & "Dissonance"

Musical Glossaries
? Italian Musical Glossary
? Beginner Piano Glossary
? German Music Terms
? Musical Terms A – Z

Piano Terms & Musical Symbols
? Reading Musical Rests & Pauses
? Accidentals & Double-Accidentals
? Note Accents & Articulation Marks
? Mastering Segno & Coda Repeats

Piano Care
? Safely Whiten Piano Keys
? When to Tune a Piano
? 6 Easy-to-Spot Signs of Piano Damage
? Ideal Temperature & Humidity Levels for Piano Rooms

Tempo Commands:
? largo
? rhythm dot
? (accel.) accelerando
? vivace
? tempo giusto

Musical Articulation:
? staccato
? tie
? (rfz) rinforzando
? arpeggiato
? accentato

Volume & Dynamics:
? (mf) mezzo forte
? (sfz) sforzando
? diminuendo
? al niente
? (fp) fortepiano

French Musical Glossary:
? en ralentissant
? indication de mouvement
? à l’aise
? mi-doux
? retenu

Essential Beginner Terms:
? (BPM) beats per minute
? whole step
? ledger line
? interval
? broken chord

Related Musical Glossaries

¦ Music Articulation Terms
¦ Italian Musical Terms
¦ Volume & Dynamics Terms
¦ French Musical Terms
¦ Tempo Commands
¦ German Musical Terms

Sheet Music Lessons

? Staff & Barlines

A musical staff is built with five horizontal lines (upon which music notes are placed) and is separated and organized rhythmically using vertical “barlines” and double barlines.

Learn how to understand how musical staves are read and contructed:

• Building a Musical Staff

? Memorize the Notes of the Grand Staff

Because the piano has so many notes, its sheet music uses a two-part staff – or “grand staff” – consisting of the treble and bass staves. These staves are read slightly differently from one another, but both follow the same note pattern. Learn these notes, and memorize them with helpful mnemonic devices:

• Grand Staff Notes

? Piano Chords

Learn the basics of chords – how to build common chords, identify them, break them down into intervals, and form them on the piano using essential keyboard fingering techniques:

• How to Read & Play Chords

? Rhythm Dots

A dot placed next to a note is called a rhythm dot, and increases a note’s duration. Dotted notes may seem confusing at first, but they are easily explained. You should however have an understanding of note lengths in order to to make sense of them easily:

• How to Play Dotted Notes