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Lesson 8 Tempo and Dynamics

Music uses tempo and dynamics as expressive elements to convey meaning and emotion to listeners. Tempo refers to the speed of the music and can be fast or slow, marked by Italian terms like allegro and adagio. Dynamics refers to the volume of music and ranges from piano (soft) to forte (loud), with directional terms like crescendo and decrescendo. Understanding these elements allows music to effectively express itself and be more interesting and enjoyable to listen to.

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Lesson 8 Tempo and Dynamics

Music uses tempo and dynamics as expressive elements to convey meaning and emotion to listeners. Tempo refers to the speed of the music and can be fast or slow, marked by Italian terms like allegro and adagio. Dynamics refers to the volume of music and ranges from piano (soft) to forte (loud), with directional terms like crescendo and decrescendo. Understanding these elements allows music to effectively express itself and be more interesting and enjoyable to listen to.

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MUSIC

SIX - SUNFLOWER
Music is an expression of feelings and
emotions.
The meaning of music is conveyed to
the listener through creative
expression.
This lesson will discuss
two important expressive
elements of music:
tempo and dynamics
Tempo is the speed of music.
It refers to the fastness or
slowness of music.
For every piece of music there is
an appropriate tempo that conveys or
expresses the meaning of the music
effectively.
Italian terms are used to name the different tempo
markings. They are as follows:

Largo - very , very slow


Lento - very slow
Adagio - slow
Andante - walking pace, flowing
Moderato - moderate
Italian terms are used to name the different tempo
markings. They are as follows:

Allegreto - rapid, fast


Vivace - quick
Pesto - very fast
ritardando - gradually becoming slow
accelerando - gradually becoming fast
Another expressive element of music is the
volume of music. Our radios have a knob to

F
increase or decrease the volume of the sound.
Certainly, music has to have an appropriate
degree of loudness or softness to make it more
interesting, soothing and enjoyable to listen to.
Dynamics is the loudness and softness of music. It refers
to the volume of music.

Piano - p - soft
Pianissimo - pp - very soft
mezzo piano - mp - medium soft
mezzo forte - mf - medium loud
Dynamics is the loudness and softness of music. It refers
to the volume of music.

Forte - f - loud
Fortessimo - ff - very loud
crescendo - - gradually becoming loud

decrescendo - - gradually becoming soft


TASK AT HOME:
Activity 2 page 48 - 49
Activity 4 page 54
Activity 5 page 54

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