If we have played exercise 1 (16th note beats) a few months ago, and this month we were working on exercise 2 (triplet 8ths), we might be interested in comparing how we were doing across the two exercises – have we made progress?Īt first glance, it’s quite tricky to work out which of these two speeds is faster. Understanding the “notes per second” (abbreviated to NPS) gives you a fast and easy way to compare the speed of your playing when comparing subdivisions.įor example, say we were playing two exercises which were composed of the following: What Are the Benefits of Calculating Notes Per Second? Hopefully, with the aid of those examples, you can understand how the notes per second calculator is operating. Notes per beat = triplet 8ths = 1.5 (see table above) (6 x 167)/60 = 1002 / 60 = 16.7 notes per second Example 4 – Triplet quarter notes at 230bpm (Notes per beat x tempo) / 60

Notes per beat = triplet 16ths = 6 (see table above) (0.5 x 193)/60 = 96.5 / 60 = 1.61 notes per second Example 3 – Triplet sixteenths at 167bpm (Notes per beat x tempo) / 60 Notes per beat = half notes = 0.5 (see table above) (4 x 130)/60 = 520 / 60 = 8.67 notes per second Example 2 – Half notes at 193bpm (Notes per beat x tempo) / 60 Notes per beat = 16ths = 4 (see table above) Here are a few examples to help you see how the calculator is operating: Example 1 – 16th notes (sixteenth note beats) at 130bpm (Notes per beat x tempo) / 60 Triplet thirtysecond notes (triplet demisemiquavers) Triplet sixteenth notes (triplet semiquavers) Triplet quarter notes (triplet crotchets) The following table shows you how many notes there are to a beat for different subdivistions: Subdivision The formula for the notes per second calculator is as follows: (Notes per beat x tempo) / 60 How Does the Notes Per Second Calculator Work?

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