KS3 Keywords Lesson 2

KS3 Keywords 2

Tempo

Dynamics

Bonus Keywords

Allegro, Lento, Accellerando

Forte, Piano, Mezzo piano

Tempo

• 'Tempo' is a fancy musical word for 'speed'

• When you describe the tempo it can be fast, slow, or moderate

• When you listen to a piece of music tap the beat and decide, is the tempo fast or slow?

• You can remember the word 'tempo' from 'Turbo'!

Multiple Choice

Do you remember the Italian term for 'fast'?

• Allegro

• Lento

• Forte

Open Ended

This piece is called 'The Flight of the bumble bee' and it was written by the Russian composer Rimsky Korsakov.

The story of the piece: It represents a boy who is turned into an insect (a bee) so he can fly and visit his father.

Can you describe the tempo of the piece? Does it change or does it always stay the same?

Dynamics

• 'Dynamics' is a fancy musical word for 'volume'

• When you describe the volume it can be loud, quiet, or moderate

• When you listen to a piece of music listen out for the dynamics? Do they change at all or do they stay the same?

• You can remember the word 'dynamics' from 'dynamite'!

Multiple Choice

Do you remember the Italian term for 'loud'?

• Forte

• Piano

• Mezzo forte

• Mezzo piano

Multiple Choice

Do you remember the Italian term for 'quiet'?

• Forte

• Piano

• Mezzo forte

• Mezzo piano

'O Fortuna' by Carl Orff

Watch this video and listen out for the dynamics (volume).

- Does it start forte (loud) or piano (quiet)?

- Does it change at all?

- Is the change sudden or gradual?

- Does it change again?

Open Ended

What happens to the tempo and dynamics as the piece progresses? Write 2 or 3 sentences.

Tempo = Speed

Dynamics = Volume

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the piece we just heard?

• In the hall of the king

• In the hall of the mountain king

• Knights and Kings

• The King of the Mountain

Poll

I feel confident with the words 'dynamics' and 'tempo'

• Very confident

• Just about

• Not Yet

• What is tempo?!