A metronome that keeps steady time at any tempo to help you practice rhythm and build speed.
Online Metronome
A metronome keeps a steady pulse so your playing stays in time — no rushing the easy bars or dragging the hard ones. Set any tempo from 20 to 400 beats per minute, choose how many beats are in each bar, and pick a subdivision (eighths, triplets, or sixteenths). Click any beat to set its accent, or silence it. Not sure how fast a piece goes? Tap the beat a few times and the tool works out the BPM. The tempo trainer ramps the speed up automatically as you practice, gap training drops the click for a bar or two to test your internal clock, and you can save your setups as presets. It runs entirely in your browser with nothing to download.
Tempo trainer — ramp the BPM
Gap trainer — silence every few bars
Polyrhythm — a cross-pulse over the bar
Presets
How to use
- Set the tempo with the slider or the −/+ steppers, tap the beat to find it, or use the arrow keys (↑↓ ±1, ←→ ±5).
- Choose beats per bar and a subdivision, then click any beat cell to make it an accent (▲), a normal click, or silent (·).
- Press Start (or the spacebar) and play along; the active beat lights up and the downbeat flashes.
- Turn on the tempo trainer to ramp the BPM up over a set number of bars, or gap training to silence a bar or two and test your timing.
- Save a preset so your tempo, meter, and accents come back next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is a metronome?
A metronome is a device that sounds a steady click at a set tempo, measured in beats per minute (BPM). It keeps your timing even so you do not speed up in easy passages and slow down in hard ones — the single most common timing fault for developing pianists.
What BPM should I practice at?
Start slow enough to play a passage perfectly, then raise the tempo a few BPM at a time only once it is clean. There is no “correct” practice tempo — the right one is the fastest speed at which you make no mistakes. Most beginners practice new material somewhere between 50 and 80 BPM.
What do tempo markings mean?
Tempo markings are Italian words for speed ranges: Largo and Adagio are slow, Andante is a walking pace, Moderato is moderate, Allegro is fast and lively, and Presto is very fast. This metronome shows the marking that matches your current BPM.
How does tap tempo work?
Tap the Tap Tempo button along with a beat you hear or feel, and the tool averages the time between your taps to calculate the BPM. It is the quickest way to match the metronome to a song without guessing the number.
What time signature should I use?
Use 4/4 for most pop, rock, and classical pieces; 3/4 for waltzes; 6/8 for many ballads and compound-time pieces; and 2/4 for marches and polkas. The time signature sets how many beats are in each measure, and the downbeat (beat 1) is accented so you can feel the bar.
What is a tempo trainer?
A tempo trainer raises the BPM automatically as you play — for example, +4 BPM every two bars up to a target speed. It is the safest way to build speed: you stay in control at each step instead of jumping to a fast tempo and reinforcing mistakes.
What is gap training?
Gap training plays the click for a few bars, then silences it for a bar or two while you keep playing, then brings it back. When the click returns you can hear whether you drifted — it trains your internal clock so you can hold tempo without leaning on the metronome.
Can I use this with MIDI practice?
Yes. Run the metronome alongside any of the MIDI practice tools — the Practice Room, Chord Drill, or Scale Drill — to keep time while you work on accuracy and tempo graduation.