Tempo Markings

What is tempo?

• how fast or slow the music should be played

• how loud or soft the music is played

• how hard or easy the music is

• how you pronounce the words

What is "A tempo"?

• walking tempo

• fast lively tempo

• moderate tempo

• returning to the beginning tempo

What is allegro?

• slow

• moderate

• cheerfully fast

• gradually getting faster

Ritardando = gradually slowing down

• true

• false

Is presto faster than andante?

• Yes

• No

Vivace is slower than Largo.

• True

• False

Is Vivace faster than Allegro?

• Yes

• No

Moderato and andante are the same tempo.

• True

• False

Is andante faster than adagio?

• Yes

• No

Accelerando is gradually speeding up

• True

• False