Starter quiz
The regular, steady heartbeat of the music is called the...- tempo
- pulse ✓
- structure
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Tempo describes the __________ of the music.- dynamic
- pitch
- speed ✓
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- When music accelerates it is getting ______.
- 'faster' ✓
- When music decelerates it is getting ______.
- 'slower' ✓
Exit quiz
- True or false, tempo always stays the same in a piece of music.
- True
- False ✓
- Match the musical term to the definition.
- accelerando⇔gradually getting faster ✓
- rallentando⇔gradually getting slower ✓
- tempo⇔how fast or slow the music is played ✓
- Music with a ______ beat has a fast tempo.
- 'fast' ✓
- Why is it helpful to play and sing at different tempi?
- To develop our understanding of pitch.
- To develop our control of dynamics.
- To develop our sense of pulse and feel for the beat. ✓
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Key learning points
- It is helpful to sing and play at different tempi to practise feeling the pulse and following the beat.
- We know a piece of music can speed up (accelerando) or slow down (rallentando).
- Different tempi and tempo changes can help to tell a musical story.
Common misconception
Feeling the beat doesn't need practising.
Singing games are really useful to help us practise the beat, especially when it is very slow or very fast. We need to practise the beat at lots of different tempi.
Keywords
Tempo - how fast or slow the music is played
Pulse - the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
Beat - the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
Accelerando - gradually getting faster
Rallentando - gradually getting slower
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