Metre, Tempo and Mood

Match the following tempi?

• Andante

• quick and lively

• Presto

• very fast

• Allegro

• very slow

• Largo

• slowly

• adagio

• walking pace

Tempo change is when the song​ (a)   or ​ (b)   during the piece.

• speeds up
• slows down
• gets louder
• gets quieter

Match the following time signatures to their corresponding type.

• simple time

• 4/4

• compound time

• 2/4

• compound time

• 12/8

• simple time

• 6/8

Regular metres are when the strong beats are grouped in........................per bar?

• 2's, 3's and 4's

• 2's, 4's and 6's

• 4's, 8's and 12's

• 5's, 7's and 9's

Accelerando means to..........?

• speed up

• slow down

• stop

• carry on

Rallentando means to...............?

• get quieter

• speed up

• slow down

• get louder

​ (a)   means to play the music in a ​ (b)   manner

• Amoroso
• loving
• Risoluto
• Calm
• heavy

Reorder the following time signatures from the least amount to the most amount of beats per bar?

• 2/2

• 9/8

• 4/4

• 3/4

• 6/8

Reorder the following tempi from the slowest to the fastest?

• presto

• larghetto

• adagio

• vivace

• moderato

The difference between (a)   and compound time is that in ​​ (b)   time, the ​ (c)   are grouped in ​ (d)  

• simple time
• compound
• beats
• 3's
• time signatures
• 4's
• 2's
• 8's