Musical Tempo Terminology 5-6

Allegro means ________.

• as quick as possible

• slow, at a walking pace

• moderate pace

• lively and quick

___________ means very quickly (as fast as you can go).

• adagio

• prestissimo

• presto

• accelerando

Vivace means _________.

• gradually get faster

• very slow and broad

• fast and lively

• slowly

__________ is faster than presto and vivace.

• largo

• vivace

• prestissimo

• lento

Presto means _________.

• lively and quick

• gradually get faster

• moderate pace

• very quick

_______ means at a moderate, or medium, speed.

• moderato

• allegro

• presto

• lento

Andante means to play or sing at a _______ pace.

• running

• walking

• sprinting

• sleeping

______ means very slow and broad.

• adagio

• ritardando

• moderato

• largo

Adagio means ________.

• lively and quick

• as quick as possible

• slow

• slow, at a walking pace

The word meaning gradually get faster is _______.

• accelerando

• prestissimo

• allegro

• ritardando