Musical Elements: Tempo

What is TEMPO?

• The volume of the music

• The grouping of the musical beats

• The speed of the music

• The shape of a musical line

When we talk about the volume of the music, we call this the:

Rhythm is the

• The speed of the music

• The volume of the music

• The groupings of the beats into bars

• Arrangement of musical sounds, according to their duration

Time signatures tell us:

• How many beats in a bar

• How many notes in a piece

• How many chords in a bar

• How many musicians in a piece

Time signature examples are:

• FF, F, MF, MP, P, PP

• Allegro, Adagio, Rubato, Largo

• 3/4 4/4 2/2 C

• Minim, Crochet, Quaver, Semibreve

Which are examples of Tempo?

• Allegro, Adagio, Vivace, Grave

• Pizzicato, Arco, Cantabile, Dolce

• Turn, Mordent, Trill, Acciacatura

• Bb, F, G, A

Which are examples of Ornaments

• FF, F, MP, P

• Pizzicato, Arco, Cantabile, Dolce

• Turn, Mordent, Trill, Acciacatura

• Bb, F, G, A

What is Tonality?

• The key in which a piece is written

• The speed of the music

• The volume of the music

• The different instruments used

Which are examples of Tonality/Keys

• FF, F, MP, P

• F Minor, F Major, C Minor

• Turn, Mordent, Trill, Acciacatura

• Bb, F, G, A

When we use three notes together we can call them a: