Music Terms 7th & 8th

What does the term "tempo" mean?

• The speed of the music (fast or slow)
• The volume of the music (loud or soft)
• The instruments in a band
• The genre of music (what kind of music)

What does "largo" mean?

• Very slow
• Walking tempo
• Running tempo
• Very fast

What does "presto" mean?

• Very slow
• Walking tempo
• Running tempo
• Very fast

What does "andante" mean?

• Very slow
• Walking tempo
• Running tempo
• Very fast

What does "allegro" mean?

• Very slow
• Walking tempo
• Running tempo
• Very fast

The measurement of tempo is 

• RIT- rhythm in time
• MPB- minutes per beat
• BPM- beats per minuts

When is it called when music gradually speeds up?

• Increase BPM
• Accelerando
• Crescendo 
• Ritardando

What is it called when the music gradually slows down

• deacceleration
• acceleration
• crescendo
• ritardando

The medium tempo is called what? 

• lento 
• Moderato
• adagio
• presto

A very fast tempo is called? 

• Adante
• Presto
• lento
• Adagio