Tempo Markings

The strolling musicians play as they walk along the waterfront. At what tempo would they be playing?

• polka

• largo

• allegro

• andante

__________ is usually reserved for thick, bold or even majestic sounds, like the feeling you might get when approaching a king's castle.

• Lento

• Learno

• Largo

• Lemono

Check the statement which is NOT true of tempo.

• Help a composer convey feeling or emotion.

• Can appear anywhere in a piece of music.

• Dictate how soft or loud to play or sing a section of a piece.

• It can give character implications to those performing the music.

Define BPM.

This term means the tempo speeds up.

• agitato

• accelerando

• ritardando

• calando

Tempo markings we have studied are in what language?

• Italian

• Latin

• Olde English

• German

The following tempo marking means to perform the music quite slowly.

• Allegro

• Moderato

• Presto

• Adagio

This tempo marking indicates the music should be performed in a solemn manner; very, very slow.

• Grave

• Andante

• Moderato

• Presto

Which of the following terms indicates music should gradually slow down in speed?

• Decrescendo

• Accelerando

• Crescendo

• Ritardando

The term a tempo indicates the performer should do which of the following?

• Begin performing at a faster speed.

• Begin performing at a slower speed.

• Begin performing at the original speed.

• Begin performing at whatever speed the performer chooses.