Tempo Lock

Tap along while the click plays, then keep that exact tempo from your inner clock after it goes silent.

How to play

A click plays the target tempo for a few bars with a pulsing disc; tap along on each beat to lock in. Then the click cuts out and the canvas dims — you must keep tapping the identical tempo from memory. At the end your drift is measured against the target.

• Tap on every beat while the click is audible to internalize the tempo
• Hold the same tempo silently once the click stops
• Score is highest when your silent-phase beat drifts least from the target BPM

Controls

• Desktop: press Space or click the disc on every beat (Space also starts a round)
• Phone & tablet: tap the disc on each beat

Game modes

• Difficulty: Easy, Medium or Hard (longer silent stretches)
• Daily for a shared target, Practice for fresh tempos

Tips & strategy

• Settle into the click for the full audible section before it cuts out so the tempo is truly set
• Tap from a steady body motion rather than reacting each beat — momentum keeps the silent tempo even

What you'll learn

Tempo Lock trains the internal clock that lets musicians hold a steady tempo without a metronome.

• Skills: tempo, steady pulse, internal timing
• Best for: roughly grades 4–12 (ages 9+)
• For parents & teachers: the internal clock musicians rely on.

About Tempo Lock

Tempo Lock trains the internal clock that lets musicians hold a steady tempo without a metronome. It is an original, free browser game built in-house for PlayPendium.

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