Tempo markings

What does "Accelerando" mean?

• Gradually Softer

• Moderately

• Gradually Faster

• Very Slow

What does "Adagio" mean?

• Slow

• Lively and Fast

• Moving along (walking speed)

• Gradually slower

What does "Crescendo" mean?

• Gradually Louder

• Moderately

• Very Slow

• Gradually Softer

What does "Diminuendo" or "Decrescendo" mean?

• Very slow

• Gradually quieter

• Lively and fast

• Mozart's uncle's nickname

Moderato

• Moderate tempo

• Lively and fast

• Quickly, cheerfully

• Someone who is neither too warm nor too cold

What does "Largo" mean?

• Very slow

• Gradually slower

• Lively and fast

• A small but pricey Italian bistro in Newport, Vermont

What does "Ritardando" mean?

• Quickly, cheerfully

• Gradually slower

• Gradually louder

• Moving along (walking speed)

Vivace

• Lively and fast

• Gradually slower

• Moderately

• Nickname of Vivian Sebastien Bach

What does the term BPM mean?

• Beats Per Metronome

• Boom Pop Mash

• Beats Per Minute

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.