Music

Question 1

C meaning

Answer 1

Common time 4 4

Question 2

What does the time signature 3 8 mean?

Answer 2

3 quaver beats in a bar

Question 3

C vertical line meaning

Answer 3

2 2 time signature

Question 4

What is the difference between tempo and Rhythm and how does this apply to the Time Signature?

Answer 4

The Time Signature tells you how many of a certain beat are in a bar. It does not tell what length of Tim equals that beat. e.g could have 3 crotchets in a bar with each crotchet beat being 60bpm on metronome. Or could have 3 crochet beats in a bar(same Time signature) but each crotchet beat could equal 72 bpm (one of these beats, you get the idea). Therefore the time signature just tells you how many of a certain beat are in a bar, not what value of Time beat actually holds (how long it should be held for.) This is the Tempo, how fast or slow the piece is played.

Rhythm is the pattern in which we play the notes, which notes are accentuated and what we tend to remember. We can play the same Rhythm at different tempos, different speeds.

Question 5

Grave

Answer 5

Extremely slow

Question 6

Moderato

Answer 6

Moderate Speed

Question 7

Allegretto

Answer 7

Rather fast

Question 8

Andantino

Answer 8

Moderate pace (faster than Andante)

Question 9

Andante

Answer 9

Easy pace

Question 10

Adagio

Answer 10

Slow, leisurely

Question 11

Largretto

Answer 11

Rather broad

Question 12

Largo

Answer 12

Broad

Question 13

Lento

Answer 13

Slow

Question 14

Vivace

Answer 14

Lively

Question 15

Allegro

Answer 15

Fast

Question 16

Presto

Answer 16

Very quick

Question 17

Prestissimo

Answer 17

Very quick indeed

Question 18

Accelerando

Answer 18

Getting gradually faster

Question 19

Rallentando

Answer 19

Getting gradually slower

Question 20

Ritardando

Answer 20

Retarding the speed

Question 20

Calando

Answer 20

Softer and Slower

Question 21

Ritenuto

Answer 21

Held back

Question 22

A tempo

Answer 22

In time