Understanding Tempo

Tempo is an Italian word for....

• Music

• Time

• Sound

• Beat

The tempo of a piece of music lets u know how...

• fast or slow a piece of music should be performed.

• loud or soft a piece of music should be performed.

• high or low a piece of music should be performed.

• long or short a piece of music should be performed.

Tempo is displayed on a musical score by a time signature and tempo marking. There are hundreds of tempo markings and the most familiar come from the .....

• Spanish language.

• German language.

• Italian language.

• English language.

Tempo is measured in BPM. What does BPM stand for?

• Beats per hour

• Beats per minute

• Beats per year

• Beats per second

The lower the BPM the.....

• faster the music is.

• slower the music is.

• the louder the music is.

• the softer the music is.

The higher the BPM is the .....

• slower the music is.

• the louder the music is.

• the faster the music is.

• the softer the music is.

Tempo is important because it tells the musician the .....

• the volume at which the music should be played.

• speed at which the music should be played.

TRUE or FALSE

Tempo also can affect the music's mood. Whether it feels joyful, sad, serene or energetic.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Moderato is around...

• 160bpm.

• 120bpm

• 100bpm

• 60bpm

Allegro is around ...

• 160npm

• 120bpm

• 100bpm

• 80bpm