Find the Beat

Find the Beat

Complete the following activities as you listen to each piece of music on the tempo playlist.


  1. Find the beat – clap along with the steady pulse of the music
  2. Once the class has found and clapped the beat for a little while, have your students identify which of the following four tempo terms best describes the tempo: Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Presto.
  1. Find the beat – clap along with the steady pulse of the music
  2. Once the class has found and clapped the beat for a little while, have your students identify which of the following four tempo terms best describes the tempo: Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Presto.

You can have them do this activity as a class and say their answers out loud or turn this into a silent activity or quiz where they write their answers down independently.

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