tempóval

Tempóval is a Hungarian term used in music pedagogy and occasionally in Hungarian-language scores to indicate performing with a given tempo. The word combines tempó (tempo) with the suffix -val meaning "with" or "along with." In English-language contexts, the closest equivalents are "at tempo," "with tempo," or the Italian term con tempo, but tempóval reflects Hungarian practice and terminology.

Usage and scope: It is most commonly encountered in educational materials, practice books, and edition notes rather than in formal published scores. It may appear in exercises where a teacher wants the student to maintain a steady tempo through a phrase or to sustain tempo when counting rests. It is distinct from a tempo or a tempo marking, which indicate a target speed, and from a tempo instruction that tells a performer to return to the original speed after deviation (a tempo).

Relation to other terms: Tempóval shares roots with tempó and tempo, and is part of a broader set of tempo-related Hungarian expressions used to describe rhythm and speed in music teaching and analysis.

See also: tempo, a tempo, con tempo.