MAPEH
GRADE SIX
Music
Quarter 4
Week 1: Tempo
Lesson 1
Different Tempo in Music
Tempo
- It refers to the speed of music.
- It is a musical element that belongs to the
expressive elements of music alongside with
dynamics and timbre.
- It is one of the important aspects in music
that musicians give attention to because it
signals the performers to sing or play in a
specific rate of speed.
- It is an Italian word that indicates how slow
or fast the music should be played in order
to express a feeling or to set the mood.
- It comes from the Latin word tempus
meaning "time."
- Once set, the tempo is effective throughout
the duration of the music unless the
composer indicates otherwise.
- Tempo is usually measured in beats
per minute (BPM).
- A slower tempo has slower beats
per minute or BPM.
- A faster tempo has more BPMs.
- A metronome is a device used to
measure BPM.
- Also, the same tempo marking can
mean quite differently to different
composers.
- If a metronome marking is not
available, the performer should use a
knowledge of the music’s style and
genre, and musical common sense, to
decide on the proper tempo.
- When possible, listening to a
professional play the piece can help
with tempo decisions, but it is also
reasonable for different performers
to prefer slightly different tempo for
the same piece.
- The tempo markings are the
composer's way of letting the
musician know how to play an entire
piece and to create the speed
intended in a particular composition.
The tempo of a musical piece is
usually indicated on top of a musical
score. It is called tempo marking.
Tempo Markings
- can be found anywhere in a piece
depending on a composer’s desire to
change the mood of a song from fast,
slow to a moderate pace.
- Most of the different tempo markings
are written in Italian words.
The first song, Ili-ili Tulog Anay is
to be sung in a slow tempo. The tempo
marking that can be used in that song
is Lento.
The next song Sitsiritsit is to be
sung in a fast tempo. The tempo
marking that can be used is Allegro.
The last song Bahay Kubo has a
moderate tempo. The tempo marking
that can be used is Moderato.
• Tempo is the rate of speed in music. It may
be fast or slow
• Tempo is usually measured in beats per
minute (BPM)
• The different tempo markings are written
in Italian terms
• Largo means very slow
• Lento means slow
• Andante means moderately slow
• Moderato is a moderate tempo
• Allegro means fast
• Vivace means fast and lively
• Presto means very fast
• Accelerando means gradual change to a
faster tempo
• Ritardando means gradual change to a
slower tempo
