Basics of Tempo in Music – Tempo Lesson for Music

Basics of Tempo is an all-in-one interactive music lesson which guides students through the sights, sounds, and feel of tempo basics in music. This PowerPoint Presentation uses real-life images, audio, playalong recordings, and video links to keep students meaningfully engaged in the concept of tempo. This is the perfect introduction or review of tempo for your music students!

 

This resource is perfect for:

• elementary music teachers
• middle school music teachers
• substitute teachers
• student teachers
• homeschoolers

⚠️ Now available in Google Slides! ⚠️

 

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR DOWNLOAD:

 

INTRODUCTION

• main menu with clickable links
• simplified definition of tempo

 

MAIN MUSIC CONTENT with REAL-LIFE PITCH EXAMPLES

•  7 slides (how it sounds) featuring audio examples of tempo.
• 7 slides (how it feels) with interactive audio where students can move and playalong to the tempo.
• 7 slides (how it looks) with video links featuring tempo in real-life scenarios.
• 2 slides (what it isn’t) of the musical opposite of tempo.
• 4 bonus slides with additional audio and video examples.

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE PRE-QUIZ AND POST-QUIZ for ASSESSMENT

► 4 multiple choice-questions as a pre-quiz

► 4 multiple choice questions as a post-quiz

• students click on the answer and receive immediate feedback

► 4 bonus challenge questions

 

LESSON IDEAS

• 3 page PDF including a sample lesson plan, ideas for introduction and review, and blog post links with additional lesson ideas and repertoire choices.

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

• ► how to play the audio and video links
• ► general tips for sequencing the lesson

 

TO SEE EVERYTHING FROM THE BASICS SERIES, CLICK HERE

 

FOR MORE DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES, CLICK HERE

 

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WHAT CUSTOMERS LOVE ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:

 

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“You’ve covered all the bases. There’s audio, video, text, visuals, everything! Thank you for putting this together!”

 

“These Basic series are just gold! Thanks so much for such a great resource!”

 

“Your “Basics” series was so helpful to me this year. Thank you for creating this product!”

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