Largo—the most commonly indicated “slow” tempo (40–60 BPM) Larghetto—rather broadly, and still quite slow (60–66 BPM) Adagio—another popular slow tempo, which translates to mean “at ease” (66–76 BPM) Adagietto—rather slow (70–80 BPM)

: a musical rhythmic alteration in which six equal notes may be heard as two groups of three or three groups of two.

Allegro – fast, quickly and bright (109–132 BPM) Vivace – lively and fast (132–140 BPM) Presto – extremely fast (168–177 BPM) Prestissimo – even faster than Presto (178 BPM and over)

Vivacissimo – very fast and lively (172–176 bpm) Allegrissimo or Allegro vivace – very fast (172–176 bpm) Presto – very, very fast (168–200 bpm) Prestissimo – even faster than presto (200 bpm and over)

The tempo of a piece of music is the speed of the underlying beat. Like a heartbeat, it can also be thought of as the ‘pulse’ of the music. Tempo is measured in BPM, or beats per minute. One beat every second is 60 BPM.

Consider 4/4 time with a tempo marking of q = 60 (bpm) . This one is simple, there are sixty quarter notes per minute, and four quarter notes per measure.

No, it is not a device commonly used in popular music. However, this technique is extremely common in other forms of music. There are no good reasons to avoid this technique, band musicians are still musicians. If a clarinetist can change tempo in an orchestra, a guitarist can change tempo in a song.

Change Tempo is a time-stretching effect, because it defies the normal expectation that reducing the speed of the audio (thus increasing its length) will reduce the pitch and vice versa. As with any time-stretching effect, some audible distortions will be expected at more extreme settings.

This is called a modulation, or more informally (as David indicated) a “key change.” It repeats some or all of the song as transposed to a new key. Even in the case that the overall tempo doesn’t change, modulation to a higher key literally results in a faster pace for the vibrations composing the individual notes.

“Speed” is just like increasing the speed of an audio tape (or a turntable). The pace of the music increases, as does the pitch. “Tempo” simply takes the same piece of music and squeezes it into a shorter timeframe, without affecting the pitch at all.

Fartlek runs are fun, can be done anywhere, and help improve your speed and endurance. A tempo workout is done at a comfortably hard effort and is intended to increase your lactate threshold. By increasing your lactate threshold, you can run faster and farther with less fatigue.

A tempo run—also known as an anaerobic threshold or lactate-threshold run—is a pace about 25 to 30 seconds per mile slower than your current 5K race pace, according to running coach Jack Daniels, Ph.

sprinting with periods of jogging

The benefits of fartlek training:

• It’s a great test for strength and endurance.
• It improves speed and race tactics.
• It improves the mind over matter game.
• It improves your ability to put on a spurt in races and overtake a competitor when tired, or knock seconds off your finish time.

“Run hard up the hill to the crest, jog to cross walk, accelerate the short downhill, jog to the intersection, run quickly around the block” versus “run 6-5-4-3-2 minutes faster with 2 minutes jogging recovery,” is an example of a structured fartlek. Fartlek workouts are versatile.

Fartlek training involves varying the intensity or speed of your run to improve your fitness and endurance. When you do fartlek training, you’re essentially ‘mixing things up’. Fartlek sessions are usually performed for a minimum of 45 minutes and intensity can vary from walking, right up to sprinting.

Disadvantages of fartlek training

• You can be deceived by your feelings. If you are new to running, you can be fooled by your feeling.
• It can lead to an imbalanced training plan.
• Increases the risk of injury for beginners.
• Running with other runners can be challenging.
• Creativity is needed.

If you want to step it up a notch, then you can either increase your normal run to a longer duration, increase your sprint time, or do both. 3. Consider how long you want to go. It is recommended that you do this type of training for a total of 45 to 60 minutes.

three to four weeks