Question 1

What tempo is 100 BPM?

Accepted Answer

100 beats per minute is Andante — one beat every 600 milliseconds, about 1.7 beats a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 2400 ms, so a three-minute song at this tempo runs roughly 75 bars.

Question 2

How do I practise with a metronome at 100 BPM?

Accepted Answer

Start with the click on every beat and play something you already know. When it feels easy, halve the beats — set 2 per bar so the click only marks beats one and three — and keep time in the gaps yourself. If 100 is too fast for a new passage, drop the slider, then come back up in steps of five.

Question 3

Can I change the beats per bar or the sound?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pick 2 to 12 beats a bar under the tempo; the first beat of each bar is accented. Switch Sound to Drums for a kick, snare and hi-hat instead of a click. Tap sets the tempo from your own taps. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

Whole note	2400 ms
Half note	1200 ms
Quarter note (one beat)	600 ms
Eighth note	300 ms
Sixteenth note	150 ms
Dotted eighth	450 ms
Eighth-note triplet	200 ms

100 BPM metronome — a steady Andante click

At 100 BPM

Note lengths at 100 BPM

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