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Chapter 19

Tempo Markings

Expression & Navigation

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Book1
Unit 5Expression & Navigation
Levelbeginner

Lesson Content

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Examples
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Key Concepts

tempoBPMLargoAdagioAndanteModeratoAllegroPrestoritardandoaccelerando

Rules

01

Tempo = speed of the music, measured in BPM (beats per minute)

02

Italian terms indicate general tempo ranges

03

Ritardando (rit.) = gradually slow down

04

Accelerando (accel.) = gradually speed up

05

In MIDI: BPM is set as a track parameter

MIDI Data

{
  "tempo_ranges": {
    "Grave": [
      20,
      40
    ],
    "Largo": [
      40,
      60
    ],
    "Adagio": [
      66,
      76
    ],
    "Andante": [
      76,
      108
    ],
    "Moderato": [
      108,
      120
    ],
    "Allegro": [
      120,
      156
    ],
    "Vivace": [
      156,
      176
    ],
    "Presto": [
      168,
      200
    ],
    "Prestissimo": [
      200,
      300
    ]
  }
}

Exercises

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Tags

#tempo#bpm#speed#feel

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