More tempo terms are added in Unit E3. The following are specifically identified in the curriculum but feel free to add your own.
- allargando
- andantino
- grave
- larghetto
- presto
- vivace
- vivo
Students should develop and ability to manage multiple changes to tempo.
Activities
- Ask students to clap along to a metronome at different tempos, so that they can get a feel for the speed of each tempo marking.
- Can students play their piece, or a phrase, to a metronome’s beat?
- Encourage students to clap a pulse in an appropriate tempo as part of the initial exploration of a new piece.
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