Changing the Speed Ms Helen Magri Music can

Changing the Speed Ms Helen Magri

Music can be fast Ms Helen Magri

Music can be slow Ms Helen Magri

Music can be at a moderate speed Ms Helen Magri

Music can be at a walking speed Ms Helen Magri

The speed of music is known as the tempo Ms Helen Magri

Sometimes the tempo (the speed) changes. It can get faster or get slower. Ms Helen Magri

Clap and sing along to this song. What happens to the tempo? Ms Helen Magri

The tempo (the speed) gradually got faster and faster then suddenly slowed down. Ms Helen Magri

What was happening in the story when the tempo of the music was getting faster and faster? Ms Helen Magri

The children were rowing faster… Ms Helen Magri

…and faster… Ms Helen Magri

…and faster. Ms Helen Magri

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What happened in the story when the music suddenly slowed down? Ms Helen Magri

When the children fell into the water, the tempo suddenly slowed down… Ms Helen Magri

…and the ducks went slowly swimming by. Ms Helen Magri

Sometimes the tempo (the speed) of a piece of music changes. Ms Helen Magri

It can change gradually, like when the children were getting faster, or it can change suddenly, like when the children fell into the water. Ms Helen Magri

Today we are going to learn two words that mean gradually changing the tempo. Ms Helen Magri

If we want the tempo to gradually get faster we use the word accelerando. This is a very long word so we can say accel. for short. Ms Helen Magri

GET FASTER accel.

If we want the tempo to gradually get slower, we use the word rallentando. This is a very long word so we can say rall. for short. Ms Helen Magri

rall. Ms Helen Magri

Remember… Ms Helen Magri

Speed = tempo Gradually get faster = accel. Gradually slow down = rall. Ms Helen Magri