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120 BPM Metronome

120

beats per minute ยท Allegro

โ–ถ Start the metronome at 120 BPM Don't know the tempo? Tap it out โ†’

What 120 BPM means

Tempo markingAllegro โ€” fast, cheerful
One beat lasts500 ms (0.500 s)
One 4/4 bar2.00 s
One 3/4 bar1.50 s
Beats in 1 minute120
Half time / double time60 BPM / 240 BPM

Dance-floor territory. Energetic but still countable beat by beat.

Practising at 120 BPM

  1. Play the passage at about 60 BPM until every note is accurate and evenly spaced.
  2. Raise the tempo in steps of about 5 BPM โ€” 110, 115, then 120.
  3. Move up only after two clean run-throughs in a row. Dropping back a step is normal.
  4. If a bar keeps failing, loop that bar alone rather than replaying the whole piece.

Nearby tempos

60 BPM 110 BPM 115 BPM 119 BPM 121 BPM 125 BPM 130 BPM 240 BPM

Common practice tempos

60 72 80 90 100 108 120 132 144 160 180 200

Questions

How fast is 120 BPM?
120 BPM means 120 beats every minute, so one beat lasts about 500 milliseconds. In 4/4 time a full bar takes about 2.0 seconds. Dance-floor territory. Energetic but still countable beat by beat.
What tempo marking is 120 BPM?
120 BPM falls in the Allegro range (fast, cheerful). Tempo marking ranges vary slightly between sources, so treat this as approximate.
How do I practise a piece at 120 BPM?
Start at roughly half speed (around 60 BPM) until the passage is accurate, then raise the tempo about 5 BPM at a time. Only move up when you can play it cleanly twice in a row.
Is this metronome free?
Yes. It runs in your browser with no sign-up and no download, and you can change the sound and time signature.

Tempo marking ranges are approximate and vary between editions and traditions.
Timings are exact arithmetic from the beats-per-minute value.

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