Medium
Fast
Changes in Tempo
Tempo Facts
100
This tempo means at a moderate pace.
What is moderato?
100
This tempo means lively and quick.
What is allegro?
100

What is the shortened form of the word for "getting slower"?

Rit.

100
This musical term refers to the speed of music.
What is tempo?
200

This tempo means slow.

What is largo?

200
This tempo means very fast.
What is presto?
200
This term means becoming slower.
What is ritardando?
200
This nationality of composers created tempo markings.
Who were the Italians?
300
This is the Italian word that means medium that we learned in our dynamics unit.
What is mezzo?
300
This tempo means as fast a tempo as possible.
What is prestissimo?
300
This term means to gradually get faster.
What is accelerando?
300
The Italian suffix "issimo" means this in English.
What is very?
400
This tempo means at a walking pace.
What is andante?
400
This tempo would be very very very fast.
What is prestississimo?
400
This term means to hold or pause the music.
What is fermata?
400
This term means to return to the original tempo.
What is a tempo?
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