Metronome

Beethoven's tempo was strange because his metronome was broken.

A metronome can help you keep time.

The teens were given two tests. First, they were instructed to listen to and tap their fingers along to the beat of a metronome. The researchers calculated how accurately their young volunteers were able to tap along to the musical timekeeper.

The etudes with metronome markings should be played in tempo, all others should be considered rubato.

It’s one of the earliest pieces in the comprehensive collection of metronomes by the British instrument dealer Tony Bingham, which forms the bulk of the Basel exhibition.