90 BPM
At 90 BPM, the beat clicks 90 times per minute, once every 0.67 seconds. In 4/4, four clicks fill about 2.67 seconds.
- 90 beats per minute
- 0.67 seconds per beat
- 2.67 seconds per 4/4 bar
How fast is 90 BPM?
BPM means beats per minute. Divide 60 seconds by 90 and one beat lasts about 0.67 seconds. Four such beats take about 2.67 seconds in a 4/4 bar. These times describe the click, not how many notes you must play.
There is time to hear the space inside each beat. Move from one note per click to two equal notes per click while keeping your foot on the original pulse.
What should you practice at 90 BPM?
Alternate a bar of quarter notes with a bar of eighth notes. Eight attacks in the second bar must take the same total time as four in the first.