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Self teaching timing
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Mech Mon
2012-01-24 22:28:56 UTC
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Hello All,
I am self learning with Alfred's Adult All-in-One Course. So far so
good, but I have a question. There are two tunes, "Merrily We Roll
Along"(sounds like "Mary Had A Little Lamb") and "Largo"(from "The New
World"). Both pieces are timed 4/4 with mezzo-forte for the treble
clef and piano for the f-clef. Merrily calls for the piece to be
played merrily and Largo to be played slowly.

My understanding was that 4/4 was about 120 bpm ~2b/s. How much slower
is "Slow" or for that matter how much faster is "merrily"?

Regards,
Mon
CTessier
2012-01-25 15:06:11 UTC
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Post by Mech Mon
Hello All,
I am self learning with Alfred's Adult All-in-One Course. So far so
good, but I have a question. There are two tunes, "Merrily We Roll
Along"(sounds like "Mary Had A Little Lamb") and "Largo"(from "The New
World"). Both pieces are timed 4/4 with mezzo-forte for the treble
clef and piano for the f-clef. Merrily calls for the piece to be
played merrily and Largo to be played slowly.
My understanding was that 4/4 was about 120 bpm ~2b/s. How much slower
is "Slow" or for that matter how much faster is "merrily"?
Regards,
Mon
The time signature (4/4) has nothing to do with the tempo (Largo) or
the "mood" (merrily) of the piece.

Christian
Mech Mon
2012-01-25 17:15:20 UTC
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Post by Mech Mon
Hello All,
I am self learning with Alfred's Adult All-in-One Course. So far so
good, but I have a question. There are two tunes, "Merrily We Roll
Along"(sounds like "Mary Had A Little Lamb") and "Largo"(from "The New
World"). Both pieces are timed 4/4 with mezzo-forte for the treble
clef and piano for the f-clef. Merrily calls for the piece to be
played merrily and Largo to be played slowly.
My understanding was that 4/4 was about 120 bpm ~2b/s. How much slower
is "Slow" or for that matter how much faster is "merrily"?
Regards,
Mon
The time signature (4/4) has nothing to do with the tempo (Largo) or
the "mood" (merrily) of the piece.
Christian
Ok, please elaborate.
CTessier
2012-01-26 13:55:12 UTC
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Post by Mech Mon
Hello All,
I am self learning with Alfred's Adult All-in-One Course. So far so
good, but I have a question. There are two tunes, "Merrily We Roll
Along"(sounds like "Mary Had A Little Lamb") and "Largo"(from "The New
World"). Both pieces are timed 4/4 with mezzo-forte for the treble
clef and piano for the f-clef. Merrily calls for the piece to be
played merrily and Largo to be played slowly.
My understanding was that 4/4 was about 120 bpm ~2b/s. How much slower
is "Slow" or for that matter how much faster is "merrily"?
Regards,
Mon
The time signature (4/4) has nothing to do with the tempo (Largo) or
the "mood" (merrily) of the piece.
Christian
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The time signature tells you how many and the kind of notes there is
in a bar, in the case of 4/4 it means that there is 4 quarter notes in
a bar. The tempo indicates the speed, i.e., how many beats per minute.
Some indications don't really tell the tempo, they indicate how the
piece should feel it is left to the interpreter to decide how fast he/
she wants it.

Christian

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