Section outline

  • Tempo is a musical term that determines how rare or dense the pulse is in a song. We also talk about the speed of the piece. 

    The tempo can be expressed as a number. For example, tempo 120 means 120 pulses / beats per minute. This can be marked as 120 BPM (beats per minute). 

    The pulse of the human heart is about 60-80 BPM. In music we experience such a tempo quite calm. In the music and especially in the musical notes, the metronome mark MM = 60 is also used. This means the same as BPM, or beats per minute.


    • Try some tempos, at least 60, 120 and 80.

    • Try some tempos with the metronome URL
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    • Try tapping evenly at 60, then 120 and 80 BPM. Then try to grab the corresponding tempo with your eyes closed (see result when you think you got the tempo).

      You can tap the touchscreen or any keyboard key (or mouse) on your computer:

    • Tap evenly in tempo URL
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    • Other exercises
    • Guess the tempo 1 Page
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    • Guess the tempo 2 Page
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      Mark as done
    • Guess the tempo 3 Page
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    • Tap in tempo mmusic
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