Tempo Jeopardy

Medium

100

This tempo means at a moderate pace.

What is moderato?

200

This tempo means slow.

What is largo?

300

This is the Italian word that means medium that we learned in our dynamics unit.

What is mezzo?

400

This tempo means at a walking pace.

What is andante?

Fast

100

This tempo means lively and quick.

What is allegro?

200

This tempo means very fast.

What is presto?

300

This tempo means as fast a tempo as possible.

What is prestissimo?

400

This tempo would be very very very fast.

What is prestississimo?

Changes in Tempo

100

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

Rit.

200

This term means becoming slower.

What is ritardando?

300

This term means to gradually get faster.

What is accelerando?

400

This term means to hold or pause the music.

What is fermata?

Tempo Facts

100

This musical term refers to the speed of music.

What is tempo?

200

This nationality of composers created tempo markings.

Who were the Italians?

300

The Italian suffix "issimo" means this in English.

What is very?

400

This term means to return to the original tempo.

What is a tempo?