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Tempo and Dynamics terms

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What is tempo?

The speed at which a piece of music is played

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Extremely fast (more than 200bpm)

Prestissimo

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Very fast (168-200bpm)

Presto

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Allegro

fast (120-168bpm)

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Lively and Fast (140)

Vivace

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Moderato

Moderately (108-120bpm)

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A walking pace (76-108bpm)

Andante

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Slow and Stately (66-76bpm)

Adagio

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Larghetto

very slow, but faster than largo (“little largo”) (60-66bpm)

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Very Slow (40-60bpm)

Largo or Lento

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pp

Pianissimo (Very soft)

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Medium Soft

mp - Mezzo Piano

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Soft

P - Piano

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Mezzo Forte - mf

medium loud

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What are dynamics?

The volume of the music played. How loud and how soft the music is played.

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Write the dynamics symbols in order.

pp p mp mf f ff

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