BPM

​BPM = Beats per minute

By Anna Hairston

How we measure BPM

​metronome

ACTIVITY:
BPM in a MODERN SONG

METRONOME ONLINE - free online metronome

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Historical Songs

​Usually, in a historical song, the musical piece will have the tempo marking WRITTEN in the music

EXAMPLE: Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: Allegro con brio .