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Music Theory Tempo/Dynamics

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  • Medium Soft
    mp - Mezzo Piano
  • Improvising
    Improvising is creating music on the spot without planning it out or writing it down.
  • Scale
    A Scale is a set of notes that ascends and descends according to given rules.
  • Moderato
    Moderately (108-120bpm)
  • Define Scale
    a set of notes that ascends and descends according to given rules.
  • Mezzo Forte - mf
    medium loud
  • Very Slow (40-60bpm)
    Largo or Lento
  • Soft
    P - Piano
  • Write the dynamics symbols in order.
    pp p mp mf f ff
  • What is music?
    Music is sound and silence organized through time that says something and/or has meaning to the listener.
  • Syncopation
    Syncopation is a shifting or displacement of the beat. Syncopation creates a “groove” in music.
  • Very fast (168-200bpm)
    Presto
  • What are dynamics?
    The volume of the music played. How loud and how soft the music is played.
  • Larghetto
    very slow, but faster than largo (“little largo”) (60-66bpm)
  • A walking pace (76-108bpm)
    Andante
  • Allegro
    fast (120-168bpm)
  • Define Rubato
    Literally 'robbed time', where rhythms are played freely for expressive effect. A rhythm pattern that does not stay in any set pattern
  • Melody
    Melody is a series of musical tones that are grouped together to make a single musical idea
  • Rhythm
    Rhythm is a pattern of beats in music
  • Define A cappella
    a group or solo performance without instrumental accompaniment
  • Composing
    Composing is creating sounds in an organized manner that is planned and prepared in advance and can be repeated consistently
  • What is the word for "gradually speeding up"
    Accelerando
  • What is Accompaniment?
    a musical part that supports or partners a solo instrument, voice, or group
  • Lively and Fast (140)
    Vivace
  • Extremely fast (more than 200bpm)
    Prestissimo
  • Phrasing
    Phrasing is the way in which a musical thought or statement is expressed.
  • What is tempo?
    The speed at which a piece of music is played
  • pp
    Pianissimo (Very soft)
  • Slow and Stately (66-76bpm)
    Adagio
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