Alla breve

Alla breve is a fancy way of saying "cut time." In music, the notes and rhythms are often organized into groups of two or three beats, kind of like a heartbeat. In alla breve, we cut that beat in half, so there are only two beats in each measure instead of four. It's like we're playing musical hopscotch, hopping over every other beat. This makes the music sound faster and more lively. So, when you see a piece of music marked alla breve, just remember that it means we're cutting the beat in half and playing musical hopscotch!