tempo
How fast played
Tempo is the speed at which music is played, measured in beats per minute: The conductor set a brisk tempo.
More broadly, tempo describes the pace of any activity: the tempo of modern life, The team increased the tempo in the second half.
In chess, a tempo is a unit of time measured in moves—to lose a tempo is to waste a move.
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- swingSuspended recreational seat
syncopation · polyrhythm · meter · phrasing · ostinato · accentuation · backbeat · subdivision
Brisk tempo marking
vivace · moderato · accelerando · ritardando · rubato · fermata · metronome · downbeat
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- pacingRate of movement
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
flow · intonation · inflection · timing · modulation · articulation · enunciation · prosody
Rate of motion
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- quicknessState of being fast
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
slow · brisk · leisurely · rapid · steady · consistent · variable · sustained
Designing performance movement sequences
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- foxtrotSmooth partner dance
jive · swing · ballroom · flamenco · polka · mambo · quickstep · cha-cha
Self-directed action capacity
- pressureForce upon contact
- attackAggressive act against another
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- rapidMoving with haste
blitz · bullet · classical · time control · clock · speed chess
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
swing · syncopation · polyrhythm · meter · phrasing · ostinato · accentuation · backbeat · subdivision · feel
allegro
Brisk tempo marking
andante · vivace · moderato · accelerando · ritardando · rubato · fermata · metronome · downbeat · upbeat
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
rhythm · flow · intonation · inflection · timing · modulation · articulation · enunciation · prosody · emphasis
speed
Rate of motion
fast · slow · brisk · leisurely · rapid · steady · consistent · variable · sustained · gradual
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
foxtrot · jive · swing · ballroom · flamenco · polka · mambo · quickstep · cha-cha · counting
initiative
Self-directed action capacity
- pressureForce upon contact
- attackAggressive act against another
- developmentProgress toward maturity
rapid · blitz · bullet · classical · time control · clock · speed chess
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- rhythmbeat, pulse, downbeat, upbeat, syncopation
- Dance Elementsballet, rhythm, movement, choreography, waltz
- fitness musicworkout playlists, cardio music, warm-up music, beats, rhythm
- music elementsmelody, harmony vocals, rhythm, beat, chord
tempoarrhythmia
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
irregularity · chaos · rubato · free time · ad libitum
tempostillness
Complete lack of motion
stasis · motionlessness · immobility · standstill · silence
- temporary tattoosRemovable body art
- temporal lobesSide brain regions for hearing
- temporary housingNon-permanent place to live
- tempo changes
- temporary workerStaff hired briefly
- temporary reliefFleeting alleviation of distress
temporary, temporal, temporarily, contemporary, temporize, extemporaneous, temporality, tempos, temporizing