Archive for category: Reading Music

Tempo Simply:  Rate of speed of the piece of music More:  Tempo is written at the beginning of a piece of music. In modern music this is noted as bpm (beats per minute). In classical music there are terms such as Allegro, Allegretto, Andante, etc., originally written in italian, used […]

        Allegro A lot of us have heard this word before but you may not know what it means exactly. Allegro: means happy in italian. But what does it mean in music. Simply put Allegro is a tempo. It’s a fast paced, cheerful,  happy sounding pace (not […]

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Allegretto Simply:  Tempo that is moderately fast (but less than Allegro) More:  As we have already seen tempo in classical music is described in terms originating in italian. Here we see the term Allegretto which is generally marked in modern terms by an average of 110 – 120 bpm (beats […]

Accent Signs/Marks Simply:  To play the note or notes louder More: These symbols mark a louder dynamic on that/those note(s). They make a more pronounced marking when played. There are different symbols as noted here. For example: Staccato, the first symbol shown above, indicates that the last part of a […]