The Tempo is the speed of the music. Tempo is Italian for "time".
There are 2 ways to specify the tempo in a song:
METRONOME MARKINGS
The metronome is a tool that can give a beat-per-minute tempo as clicking sound.
TEMPO TERMS
In a lot of music the instructions for how fast to play are Italian words.
Here are the Italian terms you are most likely to come across:
There are some terms that tell you how to vary the speed in music.
MOOD
The mood is the overall feel of a piece of music.
You know that each song has a special mood depending on its scale.
The mood of a piece is usually describe with Italian words too.
There are 2 ways to specify the tempo in a song:
METRONOME MARKINGS
The metronome is a tool that can give a beat-per-minute tempo as clicking sound.
TEMPO TERMS
In a lot of music the instructions for how fast to play are Italian words.
Here are the Italian terms you are most likely to come across:
There are some terms that tell you how to vary the speed in music.
MOOD
The mood is the overall feel of a piece of music.
You know that each song has a special mood depending on its scale.
The mood of a piece is usually describe with Italian words too.