Tempo
What is tempo?
Tempo is the speed of the beat... how fast or slow.
What does forte mean?
Loud or Soft
Loud
What instrument family do you hear in this song?
Brass family
What type of note gets one beat?
Quarter Note
This instrument family includes instruments that were all originally made from wood.
Woodwind
What is the tempo term for fast?
presto
What is the dynamic word for soft?
piano
What is the tempo of this song?
Largo
What type of note gets 1/2 a beat. ti-ti
Eighth Note
This instrument family includes the trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
Brass
What is the tempo term for medium speed?
Moderato
What does it mean if we add "issimo" to a dynamic?
It adds a very or extra
What is the dynamics of this song?
piano/ mezzo piano
What type of note gets 4 beats? It looks like a large circle.
whole note
String
What does molto largo mean?
Very Slow
What does the dynamic mezzo forte mean?
medium loud
What animal does this song represent?
kangaroo
What is the beat of silence called that looks like a lightening bolt?
quarter rest
This instrument family is the oldest family.
Percussion
What is the tempo term for slowing down?
Ritardando
What is the dynamic word for gradually getting louder?
crescendo
What are the two musical things happening in this song? (One is a dynamic change and one is a tempo change.)
Accelerando and Crescendo
Write this rhythm. Ta, ta, ti-ti, ti-ti.
Ms. Lu will dictate.
Which instrument families do the piano belong to? (2)
string and percussion