1. This lesson is teaching 8th grade students about dynamics and tempo.
Students take notes and will be formatively assessed at the end (last slide).

2. Dynamics and Tempo

3. pp p piano soft mp Very soft pianissimo mezzo-piano DYNAMICS
Volume of the music.
Very soft pp
pianissimo p
piano
soft mp
mezzo-piano
medium soft

4. mf f ff medium loud forte loud very loud mezzo-forte DYNAMICS
fortissimo

5. DYNAMICS Crescendo = Gradually get louder Decrescendo =
Gradually get soft

6. DYNAMIC WORK soft What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 1?
What does it mean?
HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?
Write the analyzation in a full sentence. p
The dynamic marking in measures ________ is ___
which means to play those measures __________.
1 - 4
soft

7. DYNAMIC WORK What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 1?
What does it mean?
HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?
Write the analyzation in a full sentence. f
The dynamic marking in measures ________ is ___
which means to play those measures __________.
1 - 4
loud

8. Write the analyzation in a full sentence.
DYNAMIC WORK
What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 1?
What does it mean?
What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 3?
What does it mean?
What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 4?
What does it mean?
Write the analyzation in a full sentence.
The dynamic marking in measure ________ is ___
which means to play those measures __________.
1 - 2 pp
very soft 3
crescendo
In measure ____, there is a __________, which means to_________________.
gradually get louder
The dynamic marking in measure ________ is ___
which means to play those measures __________. 4 f
loud

9. Write the analyzation in a full sentence.
DYNAMIC WORK
What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 1?
What does it mean?
What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 2?
What does it mean?
What is the dynamic marking starting in measure 3?
What does it mean?
Write the analyzation in a full sentence.
The dynamic marking in measure ________ is ___
which means to play those measures __________. 1 ff
very loud 2
decrescendo
In measure ____, there is a __________, which means to_________________.
gradually get softer
The dynamic marking in measure ________ is ___
which means to play those measures __________. mp
3 - 4
medium soft

10. Largo slow fast very fast TEMPO Moderato Allegro Presto
Speed of the music
Largo
slow
moderate/medium
Moderato
fast
Allegro
very fast
Presto

11. TEMPO WORK What does it mean?
What is the TEMPO marking at the beginning?
What does it mean?
WRITE THE ANALYZATION IN A FULL SENTENCE.
largo
The TEMPO marking at the beginning is ___________. This means to play the whole song ____________.
slow

12. TEMPO WORK What is the TEMPO marking at the beginning?
What does it mean?
WRITE THE ANALYZATION IN A FULL SENTENCE.
allegro
The TEMPO marking at the beginning is ___________. This means to play the whole song ____________.
fast

13. On a piece of paper to be given to the teacher:
EXIT SLIP
On a piece of paper to be given to the teacher:
Identify and define all TEMPO and DYNAMIC markings in the music below (should be 6 definitions).