UNIT 2 RHYTHYM AND TEMPO ORAL ACTIVITY http://www.quimicaweb.net/grupo_trabajo_ccnn_2/tema4/index.htm (explanation about how we measure things height – time – distance) WRITING ACTIVITY 1.Rhythm Rhythm is an ordered alternation of contrasting notes. Rhythm is music’s pattern in time. O = Semibreve (Redonda) O = Minim (Blanca) = Crotchet (Negra) = Quaver (Corchea) = Semiquaver (Semicorchea) ORAL ACTIVITY -Play different rhythms. -Addition activities. 1.Tempo ORAL ACTIVITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_yC-Bc5aC0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3djCW2Wh8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_8GebaFTFk WRITING ACTIVITY A “Tempo” is the speed you play a piece of music. The tempo is measured by what is called a “Beat” To know the right speed of the music, you need to discover its beat. You can find two different Tempo in a Musical Work : -The Variable Tempo appears when the beat changes. -The Constant Tempo appears when the beat doesn´t change. ORAL ACTIVITY. TALK ABOUT THE TEMPO OF THESE SONGS 2.Constant Tempo ORAL ACTIVITY WRITING ACTIVITY The Constant Tempo appears when the beat doesn´t change. Composers indicate the speed of the music in two ways: a)using a number b)using an Italian word a)Composers indicate the beat of their musical works using a crotchet and a number. Exemples: = 60 in one minute, there are 60 beats. = 120 in one minute, there are 120 beats b)Composers indicate the speed using italian words. Italian words: Grave, Largo, Lento: for playing very slow. Adagio: for playing slow. CONSTANT TEMPO Andante: for playing medium tempo. Allegro: for playing fast Vivo, Vivace, Presto: for playing very fast. 3.Variable Tempo ORAL ACTIVITY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvV1mfjuReU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc34Uj8wlmE&list=PL-9kWTLkDvyo8Fq0dbraJL1ef253TZzN1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb5rvcDEeP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t977iJX1Eh4 WRITING ACTIVITY The Variable Tempo appears when the beat changes. You know that Music isn´t like Maths. Composers let you little variations in the Tempo. Variable Tempo makes music more expressive. a)Variable Tempo= irregular groups of beats b)Variable Tempo= change the speed inside a constant Tempo Exemples b) Italian words Abbreviated Ritardando rit. Rallentando rall. Accelerando accel. Animando anim. Ad Libitum Ad lib. What to do? It indicates a gradually slower speed. It indicates a gradually faster speed. You have free Tempo. You decide the speed It indicates that you re-start with the uniform Tempo A Tempo ORAL ACTIVITY http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/675948/los_tempos_o_movimientos.htm ORAL AND WRITING ACTIVITY Activities 1-Fill in the gaps. Tempo is the of music. Tempo can be slow or Tempo can Tempo (speed / sound) or in-between. (loud / fast) during a song. (appear / change) how music sounds and feels. (influences / sings) Musicians and composers often use (Spanish / Italian) names to describe different tempos. These names say how fast or slow to a song. (play / be) When musicians want to practice at a specific they use a metronome, a machine that plays many different tempos. (sound / tempo) 2-Listen and complete. Constant / Variable Tempo Music 1 Music 2 Music 3 Music 4 V:danubi, hungarian dance c:nutracker,bolero http://www.sfskids.org/templates/musicLabF.asp?pageid=11 3.What are the two types of Tempo called? 4.Order the Tempos from fast to slow: Andante - Vivo - Adagio - Allegro 5.Underline the Variable Tempos. Accelerando - Andante - Rallentando - Lento http://www.sfskids.org/templates/musicLabF.asp?pageid=11 http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/675948/los_tempos_o_movimientos.htm http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/697192/el_metronomo.htm http://musicameruelo.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/actividades-sobre-tempo-y-metronomo/ 3.The Metronome ORAL ACTIVITY WRITING ACTIVITY Metronome is the device used to measure beats. You can use a metronome to measure constant Tempo. The metronome tells us the number of beats per minute. 1 beat=quarter note Grave o Largo: 40-66 Adagio: 66-76 Andante: 76-108 Moderato: 108-120 Allegro: 120-168 Vivo o Presto: 168-200 WRITING ACTIVITY 1.Translate it. a)esta música es cada vez más rápida= b)esta música es cada vez más lenta= c)come back to the uniform Tempo= 2.Fill in the gaps using: Grave is Allegro is Presto is Adagio is Lento is faster - slower than Andante. than Andante. than Allegro. than Moderato. than Grave. 3.Make two columns using these words. Presto – Andante - Ad Libitum – Animando – Vivo – Accelerando. CONSTANT TEMPO VARIED TEMPO 4.Write these words from faster to slower. Presto – Allegro – Adagio – Largo - Moderato 5. The Hanged man. a)Starting with M. It is the device used to measure beats. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ b)Starting with T. The speed that I play a music song. _ _ _ _ _ c)Starting with U. When the Tempo is always the same. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d)Starting with R. It indicates a gradually slower speed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.Tempo crossword. A P G A T O V M O G R A L I J O R U A E V R U D G I V O S E L E E F E B O T I R L A D A G I O A L L A V E F S T A N D A N T E O A P G A T O V M O G R A L I J O R U A E V R U D G I V O S E L E E F E B O T I R L A D A G I O A L L A V E F S T A N D A N T E O
