Starter quiz
- We call the regular, steady heartbeat of the music the ______.
- 'pulse' ✓
- The beat is...
- how high or low the note sounds.
- how fast or slow the music is.
- the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock. ✓
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True or false, you can choose and change the tempo of a piece of music.- True ✓
- False
- How can we decide what the tempo of a piece of music is?
- listen to how loud or quiet the music is.
- listen to how high or low the notes are.
- feel the pulse, listen to the beat and decide if it is slow, steady or fast. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Tempo is...
- how fast or slow the music is. ✓
- how loud or quiet the music is.
- how high or low the notes are.
- how many layers of sound you can hear.
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- You could describe the tempo of a piece of music as...
- low or high.
- slow, steady or fast. ✓
- thin or thick.
- quiet, medium loud or loud.
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- True or false: Changing the tempo is the only musical element that changes how the music will feel.
- True
- False ✓
- Which statement is true?
- Singing games work really well whatever tempo they are played at.
- Singing games can only be played at a steady tempo.
- Singing games can be played at any tempo, but steady works best. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- We can describe the tempo of the music. For example, the song has a steady tempo.
- The same piece of music can be performed at different speeds. It can be played or sung at a slow, steady or fast tempo.
- The tempo of a piece of music changes the mood of the music and how we respond to it.
Common misconception
Tempo alone can set the musical mood.
All the musical elements work together to help set the musical mood.
Keywords
Beat - the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
Tempo - how fast or slow the music is played
Pulse - the regular steady heartbeat of the music
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