This metronome is preset to 100 BPM — press play (or the spacebar) and it ticks 100 beats per minute. In classical terms 100 BPM is Andante, a relaxed walking pace. It's a common tempo for pop ballads, reggae, classic rock and mid-tempo Bollywood.
What 100 BPM means
Tempo is just beats per minute, so 100 BPM works out to:
- 600 ms between each beat
- 1.67 beats every second
- 2.4 seconds for one bar of 4/4
Performance-range for most pop, Bollywood and dance music — practise here once the notes are clean at a slower tempo.
How to practise at 100 BPM
Start the metronome above and play one note per click until it feels locked in. If 100BPM is too fast to play cleanly, drop to a slower tempo, nail it there, then come back. If it's too easy, nudge it up 5 BPM at a time. Tap-tempo on the main metronomeif you want to match a song you're hearing.