{"id":233,"date":"2016-10-27T22:33:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T22:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/vccs-tcc-music-rford\/?post_type=chapter&p=233"},"modified":"2021-12-25T22:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T22:01:25","slug":"tempo","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/vccs-tcc-music-rford\/chapter\/tempo\/","title":{"raw":"Tempo","rendered":"Tempo"},"content":{"raw":"Below is is a powerpoint on tempo and\u00a0 dynamics.\u00a0 Since this module deals with Time (tempo. beat, meter,\u00a0 and rhythm)\u00a0 \u00a0concern yourself\u00a0 with\u00a0 slides 1-15. (The remaining slides deal with dynamics discussed\u00a0 in Module 4.)<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/CandelaContent\/tempo-and-dynamics-51357214<\/a>\r\n\r\nDefinition<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n\"Photo<\/a>The definition of Tempo is the speed or pace of a piece<\/span>. It is often represented\u00a0 at the beginning\u00a0 of\u00a0 music\u00a0 - as beats per minute.\r\n\r\nTempo designations -\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Tempo is\u00a0 displayed using two methods:\u00a0\r\n<\/strong>1. Terms<\/strong> -\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Our discussion of tempo in music we hear will focus on the \u00a0tempo descriptions\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> shown below.\u00a0 Most of these words are Italian, because many of the most important composers of the 17th century were Italian.\u00a0 For example, presto<\/i> and allegro<\/i> both indicate a more\u00a0 speedy tempo\r\n\r\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Larghetto<\/strong> - not quite as slow as largo (\"lar-GET-oh\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Grave<\/strong>\u00a0- very slow and solemn (pronounced \"GRAH-vay\"\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Largo<\/strong>\u00a0- slow and broad (\"LAR-go\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Adagio<\/strong> - slow (\"uh-DAH-jee-oh\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lento<\/strong> - slow (\"LEN-toe\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Andante<\/strong> - literally \"walking\", a medium slow tempo (\"on-DON-tay\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Moderato<\/strong> - moderate, or medium (\"MOD-er-AH-toe\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Allegretto<\/strong> - Not as fast as allegro (\"AL-luh-GRET-oh\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Allegro<\/strong> - fast (\"uh-LAY-grow\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vivo, or Vivace<\/strong> - lively and brisk (\"VEE-voh\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Presto<\/strong> - very fast (\"PRESS-toe\")\r\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Prestissimo<\/strong> - very, very fast (\"press-TEE-see-moe\")<\/span>\r\n

Metronome Marki<\/strong>ngs\r\n<\/strong>Metronome markings may also be used. Metronome markings are\u00a0 given in beats per minute. They can be estimated using a clock with a second hand, but the easiest way to illustrate them is with a <\/span>metronome -<\/strong> a tool which clicks off\u00a0 beats per minute. For a tempo of 60 beats per minute signifies one would hear\u00a0 one click\u00a0 per second,\u00a0 The greater the number of beats per minute, faster the tempo (a smaller the amount of time between successive beats).\r\nNote the\u00a0\u00a0metronome markings\u00a0 the top of teach staff below. \u00a0In the first\u00a0time signature example:\u00a0 4\/4 -\u00a0 the top number\u00a0refers \u00a0to the number of beats in each measure (See <\/span>measure <\/strong>in the discussion of <\/span>meter<\/strong> in Module 2).\u00a0\u00a0The lower number refers to the\u00a0 note which gets one beat - in the top example this would be a quarter note<\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\"Metronome<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\nListen to this video. You experience rhythm and tempo.\u00a0 \u00a0It provides\u00a0 some fine exercises for feeling beats.\u00a0 The\u00a0 metronome sounds indicate the beats at a given tempo. The ta's and tis you hear from\u00a0 the speaker indicate the - rhythm (discussed later) . You are experiencing rhythm and tempo in this\u00a0 video.\r\n\r\nThis exercise features three common tempos: Andante Moderato, and Allegro. Note that the\u00a0 Moderato and\u00a0 Andante.n\u00a0 tempos are noticeably\u00a0 faster.\r\n\r\nPractice them in the video to get a sense of different tempos<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0This will give you excellent practice in leaning to feel and express the beat which necessary in determining meters - required \u00a0in the next topic in this module.. Remember that the video only expresses\u00a0 the rhythms\u00a0 at the beginning of each example.Practice clapping\u00a0 the rhythms against the different tempos presented. .Stop this Video at 4:17 (The assignments\u00a0 after 4:17 do not pertain to this course)\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/vRnIT-hnj4s\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nExamples of words at varying tempos:\r\n<\/strong>Additional examples of Italian words\u00a0indicating tempo and mood are \"agitato\" in the Allegro agitato<\/i> of the last movement of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F has both a tempo indication (undoubtedly faster than a usual Allegro<\/i>) and a mood indication (\"agitated\").\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/3i3W5LT6W3U\r\n

<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/p2wdk9mrrro\r\n\r\nListen at least to the first few minutes of this work by Bartok. It begins fast (presto tempo), \u00a0At 2:00 the style changes briefly to two bassoons \u00a0in imitation (polyphonic texture). \u00a0Then the tempo changes to a significantly slower tempo\u00a0at 2:16 with the \u00a0solo flute. \u00a0Listen on \u00a0and note the changes in style and mood and how the changes in \u00a0tempo help to portray styles and moods.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/dIYUNOBPXL4\r\n

Tempo Terms<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\nBelow are some sound files demonstrating examples of the tempos shown above:\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Slow Tempo<\/span><\/h4>\r\n