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Chapter 19Tempo Markings
Expression & Navigation
Scaffold
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
Practice
1
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AI-Generated
1
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Tags
#tempo#bpm#speed#feel