Moderato tempo metronome
“Moderately”: a medium tempo, the speed of many practice pieces and pop songs. About 108–120 BPM; the metronome is set to 112 BPM.
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Note lengths at 112 BPM
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 2,143 ms | 28 |
| Half note | 1,071 ms | 56 |
| Quarter note | 536 ms | 112 |
| Eighth note | 268 ms | 224 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 179 ms | 336 |
| Sixteenth note | 134 ms | 448 |
With the quarter note at 112 BPM. Handy for delay settings too: a quarter-note echo is 536 ms, a dotted-eighth echo 402 ms.
Practice tip
An upbeat tempo: most pop, rock and dance music sits in this range. With eighth notes your hands move fast, so evenness matters most here.
Other tempos
Time signatures and tempo markings
Frequently asked questions
How many milliseconds is one beat at 112 BPM?
60,000 / 112 = 535.7 ms per quarter note; an eighth note is 267.9 ms and a sixteenth is 133.9 ms.
How fast is 112 BPM?
1.9 beats per second (1.9 Hz). In Italian tempo terms that's Moderato. Most pop songs, and a brisk walk, sit in this range.
How do I speed up gradually?
Turn on the metronome's tempo trainer: set a target tempo, a step and how many bars between steps, and it speeds up on its own.
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