PRACTICE / RHYTHM

Find your steady beat.

Set a tempo, start the beat, then practice staying with it.

30–280 BPM · Simple and compound meters

02 / Rhythm desk WEB AUDIO · TAP START

120

Beats per minute

Allegro (Fast & Bright)

4/4 Simple Meter

Practice notes · Understanding 6/8 time

Understanding 6/8 Compound Meter vs. Simple Meters

In 6/8 time, the bar is felt in two main dotted-quarter pulses, each subdivided into three eighth notes (ONE-two-three FOUR-five-six). Setting the BPM to 60 in 6/8 sets the dotted-quarter pulse to 60 beats per minute rather than six slow quarter notes.