Responding to tempo changes within a song or piece of music
I can hear tempo changes in a piece of music and can respond by moving in time to the beat.
Responding to tempo changes within a song or piece of music
I can hear tempo changes in a piece of music and can respond by moving in time to the beat.
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Key learning points
- Tempo can change within a piece of music.
- Movement can help us to feel, show and hear the changing tempo.
- We know a piece of music can speed up (accelerando) or slow down (rallentando).
- When the tempo changes within a piece of music, it changes how the music feels and helps us create stories in our mind.
Keywords
Tempo - how fast or slow the music is played
Accelerando - gradually getting faster
Rallentando - gradually getting slower
Common misconception
The tempo always stays the same throughout a piece of music.
Although we learn to feel the pulse and follow the steady beat, music can get gradually faster or gradually slower.
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Starter quiz
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how fast or slow the music is played
the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
the playing or showing of the steady pulse like the ticking of a clock
Exit quiz
4 Questions