NOTRE DAME OF KIDAPAWAN COLLEGE

Integrated Basic Education Department

VARIATIONS
OF TEMPO
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At the end of the lesson, the learners will

be able to:
a. distinguish the different kinds of
tempo in a given song; and
b. value the importance of variations of
tempo by identifying the different tempo
in a given song.
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Tell something
about the
movement or
speed shown
in each
picture
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TEMPO
• Comes from the Latin word “tempus”, which
means “time”.
• Is the pace or speed of a piece of music.
• Is used in music to express the feelings of
composers and performers
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TEMPO MARKINGS
• Written at the start of a musical piece indicates how
fast or slow the music is to be played or sung.
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TEMPO MARK MEANING

A. SLOW TEMPO ADAGIO Slow

LARGO Broad, very slow

LENTO Slowly
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TEMPO MARK MEANING

A. MODERATE ANDANTE Moderately Slow
TEMPO
ANDANTINO A little faster than
andante
MODERATO Moderate Speed
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TEMPO MARK MEANING

A. FAST TEMPO ALLEGRO Fast, lively, and
bright
PRESTO Very fast

VIVACE Fast and Lively

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TEMPO MARK MEANING

D. CHANGING ACCELERANDO Gradually
SPEED speeding up
RITARDANDO Gradually slowing
down
A TEMPO To return to the
original speed of
musical piece
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Listen carefully to the recordings of the

following songs. Identify each according
to its speed. Write each according to its
speed. Write A for Slow Tempo, B for
Moderate Tempo, and C for Fast Tempo.
_____1. Lupang Hinirang
_____2. Oh Holy Night