This metronome is preset to 60 BPM — press play (or the spacebar) and it ticks 60 beats per minute. In classical terms 60 BPM is Larghetto, rather slow. It's a common tempo for slow ballads, devotional bhajans, soul and gospel.
What 60 BPM means
Tempo is just beats per minute, so 60 BPM works out to:
- 1000 ms between each beat
- 1 beats every second
- 4 seconds for one bar of 4/4
Great for learning a new piece — slow enough to play every note cleanly and fix mistakes before they become habits.
How to practise at 60 BPM
Start the metronome above and play one note per click until it feels locked in. If 60BPM 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.