Tempo Reading Assignment

Tempo is the Latin word for

• Temporary

• Slow

• Time

• Beats

Tempo is also spoken of in a measurement called

• M/s

• Hzs

• Pbm

• Bpm

When the song gradually switches to a slower tempo it is called

• Speeding

• Accelerando

• A Tempo

• Ritardando

Regardless of how much you know about music, when you listen to a song you may find yourself tapping your foot to the

• Pulse

• Rhythm

• Metronome

• Mood

Rubato describes a piece of music that

• Is gradually speeding up to a set tempo

• Is drastically slowing down to a set tempo

• "robbing" time and speeds up and slows down for expressive purposes

• doubles in tempo