tempo
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Leo: One thing about us, when we get in the studio, we play a lot in the tempo 6/8s, this upbeat speed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Most of the tracks fell within a tempo range of about 120-140 beats per minute.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
He transferred what he called the phasing technique from tape to live music in “Piano Phase,” where one pianist repeats a melodic pattern while another plays the same sequence at a slightly faster tempo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Stokes asked his players to dig in, and did so himself with his own batting tempo.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Counting them in gives them the tempo, and singing the counts on the opening pitch gives them the starting note.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing tempo
It's About Time: Chron and Temp
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Music - Introductory
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