Kindergarten, Tempo

Kindergarten, Tempo

Fast or slow?

What can you think of in the world can be fast or slow?

Can you think of other things?

Can you move or play an instrument to the beat?

What did you notice about the beat?

Did you say fast and slow? You are correct!

The fancy word for fast and slow in music is tempo. Can you say tempo?

TEMPO!

Can you keep the steady beat? What happens as this song plays?

Use a scarf or ribbon to keep the tempo.

Multiple Choice

What is tempo?

• How loud or soft the music is

• The speed of the music

What did we learn?

We learned that tempo means the speed of the music. We kept the tempo with different instruments or objects and our bodies!