tempo marking

noun

1. A written instruction in a musical score that tells the performer how fast to play, either as a descriptive word or phrase such as “Allegro” or as a metronome mark such as ♩ = 120.

   B2

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   • "The tempo marking tells you how fast to play the piece."B1
   • "She ignored the tempo marking and played the whole piece too fast."B2
   • "A metronome mark is a precise tempo marking, such as ♩ = 120."C1