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78 BPM Metronome

78

beats per minute ยท Andante

โ–ถ Start the metronome at 78 BPM Don't know the tempo? Tap it out โ†’

What 78 BPM means

Tempo markingAndante โ€” at a walking pace
One beat lasts769 ms (0.769 s)
One 4/4 bar3.08 s
One 3/4 bar2.31 s
Beats in 1 minute78
Half time / double time39 BPM / 156 BPM

Around the pace of a calm heartbeat. Ballads and slow movements often sit here.

Practising at 78 BPM

  1. Play the passage at about 39 BPM until every note is accurate and evenly spaced.
  2. Raise the tempo in steps of about 5 BPM โ€” 68, 73, then 78.
  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

68 BPM 73 BPM 77 BPM 79 BPM 83 BPM 88 BPM 156 BPM

Common practice tempos

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

Questions

How fast is 78 BPM?
78 BPM means 78 beats every minute, so one beat lasts about 769 milliseconds. In 4/4 time a full bar takes about 3.1 seconds. Around the pace of a calm heartbeat. Ballads and slow movements often sit here.
What tempo marking is 78 BPM?
78 BPM falls in the Andante range (at a walking pace). Tempo marking ranges vary slightly between sources, so treat this as approximate.
How do I practise a piece at 78 BPM?
Start at roughly half speed (around 39 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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