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Faster and slower
One more look at what you missed.
The same beat, at two speeds.
Both are steady. Only the space between the sounds is different.
No sound? Check your volume, and that your phone is not on silent.
How fast the beat goes is the tempo.
At any tempo the beats stay even. Only the space between them changes.
Is this a fast tempo or a slow one?
Tempo changes the speed, not the tune.
Ode to Joy is still Ode to Joy, played slow or fast.
One tune at two tempos.
You slow the tempo down. What happens to the space between beats?
A metronome plays a steady beat at any tempo.
A metronome is a ticking machine musicians practise with. Move its slider and the tempo changes.
Press Start and move the slider. Then pick a tempo, press Begin challenge, and tap eight beats.
Front view of a mechanical metronome with its pendulum and tempo scale.
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You know what tempo is.
What you learned
- Tempo is how fast the beat goes.
- A slower tempo means longer spaces between beats, still even.
- Changing the tempo changes the speed, not the tune.
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