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60

Larghetto

Tempo trainer

Speed up automatically as you play.

Gap bars

The click drops out so you keep time alone.

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Practice time 00:00

60 BPM Metronome

One beat every second — the tempo to start from when accuracy matters more than speed.

60 beats per minute 1 beats per second Marked Larghetto

Is 60 BPM fast or slow?

Slow. At 60 BPM each beat lands exactly one second apart, which makes it the easiest tempo in music to verify against a clock and the easiest to count out loud without rushing.

What 60 BPM is used for

  • Learning a passage Slow enough that you can see a mistake happen rather than discovering it afterwards.
  • Ballads and slow movements A common resting tempo for lyrical playing in most styles.
  • Rebuilding a habit When a passage has been practised wrong, this is the speed at which the right version can be installed.

How to practise at 60 BPM

  • Subdivide it A second between beats is a long time to keep your place. Switch on eighths or sixteenths and the gap stops feeling empty.
  • Then take the subdivision away Once the passage is secure, drop back to plain quarters. If it falls apart, the subdivision was carrying you.
  • Climb from here Set the tempo trainer to add 4 BPM every 4 bars. It steps at the bar line, never mid-phrase.

Nearby tempos

The metronome above is already set to 60. If you need a different speed, these are the closest:

Not on the list? Open the full metronome and set anything from 20 to 400 BPM, or tap the tempo if you know how it should feel but not what number it is. The tempo guide covers what the markings mean.