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Counting in Music

The document defines tempo and dynamics, differentiating that tempo refers to the speed of a musical composition while dynamics refers to volume intensity. It provides examples of common tempo terms like adagio, allegro, andante, and importance of maintaining uniformity through bar lines and sections through double bar lines.

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Counting in Music

The document defines tempo and dynamics, differentiating that tempo refers to the speed of a musical composition while dynamics refers to volume intensity. It provides examples of common tempo terms like adagio, allegro, andante, and importance of maintaining uniformity through bar lines and sections through double bar lines.

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Serjoe Gutierrez
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 Give the meaning of tempo

Differentiate between tempo and


dynamics
State the importance of tempo
TEMPO
Tempo refers to the rate
of speed at which a
musical composition is
supposed to be played.
It controls the speed of
music like a traffic cop
controlling the flow of
the traffic.
The tempo tells how fast
or slow a musical
composition is to be
played or sung.
DYNAMICS
Dynamics refers to
the intensity of sound
or volume.
Terms to Indicate
TEMPO
Adagio – slowly

Allegro – lively, joyously, gaily,


cheerfully

Andante – moderately slow


Largo – a slow and solemn
movement

Lento – slowly

Moderato – moderately
Moto – motion, quickly

Presto – rapidly

Tranquillo – calmly
Accelerando – gradual
increase in speed

Allargando – growing slower

A tempo – in time
Grandioso – majestically

Rallentando – growing
slower and slower

Ritardando – growing slower


Rubato – rhythmic freedom
within the measure for
expressive purposes

Sustenuto – sustained
Tenuto – sustained
KEEP IN MIND!
1. Uniformity is music is achieved through the used of bar lines.

2. Like in Math and Science, you use specific units to indicate


are or volume of something. The unit of time in music is
indicated by the time signature.

3. When yo write, you put a punctuation mark at the end of a


sentence. In music, the double bar lines are used to mark the
end of a section or the whole musical piece.

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