tempo
How fast the beats come, measured in beats per minute (BPM).
How fast the beats come, in beats per minute. Sixty BPM is one beat a second; house music sits near 120, drum and bass near 174. Tempo sets the whole clock the music runs on, and nudging it shifts energy more than almost anything else.
Learn it: Organizing time
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