80 BPM Metronome

Walking pace — the tempo most method books settle on for technical work.

80 beats per minute 1.33 beats per second Marked Andante

Is 80 BPM fast or slow?

Moderately slow. 80 BPM is roughly an unhurried walking step: quick enough to feel like music, slow enough to place every note deliberately.

What 80 BPM is used for

• Scales and technical exercises The standard tempo for building evenness before building speed.
• Learning ensemble parts Slow enough to hear how your part fits against another.
• Warming up A tempo the hands can reach cold without strain.

How to practise at 80 BPM

• Add subdivisions in stages Eighths first, then triplets, then sixteenths — all against the same 80 BPM pulse.
• Save it If 80 is your standard warm-up tempo, store it in a setlist with its meter so it is one tap away tomorrow.

Nearby tempos

The metronome above is already set to 80. If you need a different speed, these are the closest:

• 60 Larghetto
• 70 Adagio
• 90 Andante
• 100 Andante
• 110 Moderato
• 120 Allegro

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.