Tempo Terminology Test

TEMPO is the______________of the music.

Words that describe the speed of music are ___________ and slow.

Composers use the _______________language to wrte tempo markings in the music.

If the composer wanted the music to be played VERY SLOW, he would write_________________________at the beginning of the song.

• allegro

• accelerando

• largo

• presto

What is the Italian word for walking speed?

• presto

• andante

• ritardando

• allegro

I want to play the music very fast, what is that Italian word for very fast?

• largo

• accelerando

• allegro

• presto

What does the word accelerando mean?

• gradually slow down

• play presto

• gradually speed up

• go as fast as possible

The composer wants his piece of music to be played slow and pretty, but not TOO slow. Which tempo would be best?

• presto

• adagio

• ritardando

• largo

Allegro means to play __________________.

• slow

• softly

• very fast

• fast

I am playing a fast piece of music and at the end of the music, I see the term, ritardando. What should I do?

• gradually slow down

• play faster

• gradually speed up

• play very soft