Beats Per
Minute
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Put your hand on your chest.
Feel what happens.
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That's your heartbeat!
It goes thump... thump... thump. A steady pulse.
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Beats are everywhere.
In music. In clocks. In your heart.
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A beat is a steady pulse.
Like counting: 1, 2, 3, 4... 1, 2, 3, 4...
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We can count how many beats happen.
How many beats in one minute?
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60 beats in one minute = 60 BPM.
BPM means "Beats Per Minute"
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A slow beat is like resting.
60 BPM is calm and peaceful.
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Walking makes it faster.
100 BPM is like taking a stroll.
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Running? Even faster!
140 BPM is full of energy.
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You can SEE beats too.
Watch the circle pulse with each beat.
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Musicians use a metronome.
It swings back and forth to keep the beat.
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Tap to hear the beat!
Listen to the rhythm.
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Now YOU control the speed!
Drag the slider to change the BPM.
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Can you make it 60 BPM?
Nice and slow...
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Now try 150 BPM!
Fast like a hummingbird.
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Tap along to the beat!
Try to match the rhythm.
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Make your OWN beat!
Tap to create a rhythm.
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Find your perfect rhythm!
Explore and have fun.
Complete
You feel the rhythm now.
Every song, every heartbeat, every ticking clock has a tempo. Now you know how to measure it. Music will never sound the same.
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