Download Notes: Music 6 Introductory Video Script

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Music 6 Introductory Video Script
Course
Music
Lesson Objective
Semester
A
Unit
3
Lesson
6
Lesson 6: The student will learn basic tempo markings in Italian and English in
order to understand the predetermined speed of a piece of music, and their effect
on the audience.
VISUAL
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AUDIO
How has everything been going? Do you feel
that you are becoming stronger in your ability
to write scales and play pieces in the Key of
C?
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Today we are going to discuss a new
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new vocab word is tempo.
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<Text: The tempo of a song is simply the speed at which
The tempo of a song is simply the speed at
which it is played.
it is played.>
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Think about the music that you listen to on a
daily basis. Is it all the same speed or are
some pieces of music different than others?
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I am willing to bet that the answer is that the
speeds vary.
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<Text: Musicians and composers change the speeds of
music to convey different emotions and thoughts>
Musicians and composers change the speeds
of music to convey different emotions and
thoughts
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For example, if a composer wants to make
you feel calm and relaxed so that you think of
something like the ocean, the speed would be
slow.
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On the other hand, if the composer is trying to
make you feel amped up or excited, they may
use a faster tempo.
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<Text: Tempos are written at the beginning of a piece of
music so that the performer knows how fast or slow to
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Tempos are written at the beginning of a piece
of music so that the performer knows how fast
or slow to go.
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This works just like a speed limit sign. States
post speed limit signs along the road so that
drivers know the appropriate speed at which
to drive.
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Speed limit signs are noted in miles per hour,
mph, because that is the language in which
cars tell their drivers how fast they are
moving.
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Because tempo markings speak in music
language, we need to know how speed is
measured in music.
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Musicians just like you measure the speed of
music by the amount of beats that occur per
minute or bpm.
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Sometimes this is marked at the beginning of
the song by saying that a certain note,
typically a quarter note, is equal to a certain
number. That number is the beats per minute.
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Your heart rate is also measured in beats per
minute. Take a minute and find your pulse.
Then count the amount of times you feel it in
the course of one minute.
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<Text: 70 bpm>
The number you counted to would be the bpm
for your heart rate. I did the same activity and
my heart rate had a tempo of 70 beats in a
minute.
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<Text: Often times, the composer will write some
fancy word to tell the tempo.>
As convenient as this number is for the
performer, it does not always exist. Often
times, the composer will write some fancy
Italian word to tell the tempo.
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Let’s talk about some and what they mean.
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<Text: LENTO: slow>
The first one we will talk about is our slowest
tempo, which is lento, which translates to
slow in English.
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<Text: LENTO: about 50 beats per minute>
The tempo marking for lento is typically
around 50 beats per minute.
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This would be slower than the average
heartbeat and could be the equivalent of
driving under 25 miles an hour
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Now let’s listen to AN example of how a
piece would sound with a lento tempo
marking
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<Text: MODERATO: moderate>
The next tempo marking is somewhere more
in the middle, which is moderato, and means
moderate. This tempo is slightly faster than
walking speed.
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<Text: MODERATO: about 110 beats per minute>
Moderato translates to moderate and is
roughly 110 beats per minute.
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Let’s listen to an example of this. As you
listen, try to tap your foot to the beat so you
can feel the difference between moderato and
lento.
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<Text: PRESTO: quickly or fast>
Did you feel the difference? Now let’s talk
about a tempo that is on the fast end of the
spectrum, presto
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<Text: PRESTO: about 180 beats per minute>
Presto translates to quickly and is about 180
beats per minute.
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As I am sure you can imagine, this tempo
makes the music fly by! Let’s listen to an
example, good luck keeping the beat!
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What did you think? It’s quick isn’t it? In this
lesson we only discussed three tempo
markings
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<Text: Each of the three tempo markings represent slow,
moderate, and fast speeds in music>
Each of the three tempo markings represents
slow, moderate, and fast speeds in music.
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Although we only talked about three, there are
many more tempo markings than this, which
you will learn about! Good luck in your
adventures in music