Manual Method
Step 1: Start the song and begin tapping your foot to the beat. The beat is not the same thing as a rhythm. The rhythmical beat, or pulse, is a steady tempo that occurs throughout the piece. When people dance, they dance to a beat and not a rhythm.
Step 2: Continue tapping the beat with your foot, and start the stopwatch. Time yourself for 20 seconds, and count the number of beats that occur within 20 seconds.
Step 3: Multiple the number of beats in 20 seconds of time by three to give you the tempo of the piece.
Software Method
Step 1: Download the Tap Tempo application, and install it on a PC, which is required to use the application.
Step 2: Launch the program by double-clicking its icon, or select it from the "Program" menu.
Step 3: Tap the beat of the song on the keyboard with the spacebar. After 10 to 20 seconds, the program displays the song's tempo.
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