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drazh

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what does tempo mean?

on: February 16, 2009, 04:15:03 PM

hi there
what does tempo mean?In some music sheet I saw tempo 1 or tempo de la marcia etc. what does it mean?
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go12_3

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Re: what does tempo mean?

Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 04:34:53 PM

Just click on the music dictionary at the top of the forum page. then you can
type in "tempo" to find the meaning. It's a good resource for finding music terms, etc.

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drazh

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Re: what does tempo mean?

Reply #2 on: February 17, 2009, 11:12:41 AM

thankyou
but it is for gold members

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Re: what does tempo mean?

Reply #3 on: February 19, 2009, 04:27:27 PM

The music dictionary definition is the rate of speed or movement. On your sheet music where it says Tempo 1 it means go back to the same speed that you were playing at the beginning of the piece.

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