Tempo of speed Terms?

[choykaiwen]

My teacher says I try to play everything too fast. So I would like to ask, when you see, for example, Moderato, how fast do you go? Do you have like a set tempo for moderato eg. maybe 60-70 bpm (using a mentronome).

[kelly_kelly]

It depends on the piece.

[jlh]

Like Kelly_Kelly said, it depends on the piece.  There is no metronome marking for maderato, but keep in mind that it means moderately, neither fast nor slow.

[debussy symbolism]

Greetings.

You are supposes to know what is too fast and what is too slow. Before, I used too not keep the rhythm constant in the piece and my teacher always corrected my desultory rhythm ways. I know what is my practice tempo and I know personally how hard it is to keep it slow. This especially aplies for me in my Moszkowski's second etude in g minor. I used to speed through it when I wasn't ready and had acarpous results. However, with constant practicing in a slow manner it is getting more steady and confident.

[bench warmer]

 "  I wasn't ready and had acarpous results. "

"Acarpous" is a very arcane word. I don't think I ever saw it before. I learned a new thing today. 
 It means: fruitless or not producing results.

[debussy symbolism]

"  I wasn't ready and had acarpous results. "

"Acarpous" is a very arcane word. I don't think I ever saw it before. I learned a new thing today. 
 It means: fruitless or not producing results.

Heh heh. You might have noticed my post in the Xenakis thread in the Audition room. Please ignore it I was a bit out of my mind there.