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Free slow–fast–slow practice app

Tempo Ladder

One exercise. One controlled climb. One controlled descent.

Build speed, endurance, and control without stopping to adjust the metronome. Tempo Ladder guides you through a measurable slow–fast–slow sequence while you focus on playing.

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Free forever. No account, download, or installation.

The Tempo Ladder setup screen: starting BPM 60, peak BPM 90, 5 BPM step, 8 measures per tempo, Step mode, an exercise label reading Single-stroke roll, and the ladder it built — 60 to 90 and back to 60.
Set the climb, and the ladder appears before you start — rungs, total measures, and how long it will take.
Single-stroke roll 205BPM Climbing
The peak is played once, the descent retraces the climb, and every tempo change lands on a measure boundary — so the whole session is one number to watch and nothing to reach over and adjust.

What it does

Bring the exercise. Tempo Ladder manages the climb.

Practice a rudiment, excerpt, scale, sticking pattern, or any other material you choose. Set the starting tempo, peak tempo, BPM step, and measures per tempo. Tempo Ladder builds the path, counts each stage, and returns you to the starting tempo.

The peak is played once. The descent retraces the climb. Every tempo change happens at a measure boundary.

Two modes

Choose how the tempo changes

Step Mode

Play the selected number of measures, then take one click-only measure at the next tempo before you resume. The transition creates a short physical reset and a clear count-in for the new speed.

A Tempo Ladder session in Step Mode during the reset measure: an orange banner reads Listen — next tempo: 210 BPM, with the status line Reset measure · into rung 3 of 7.

Nonstop Mode

Keep playing through the full ladder. Tempo changes happen at measure boundaries without a break, and the screen shows the upcoming tempo before the change.

A Tempo Ladder session in Nonstop Mode during the final measure before a change, with a banner reading Tempo change next measure and the next tempo shown.

While you play

Keep your attention on the music

During a ladder, the large session display shows the current BPM, direction, rung, measures remaining, and next tempo. Pause and resume in place without losing your position, or reset when you need a fresh start.

Tempo Ladder is designed to stay readable on a phone, tablet, music stand, or classroom display.

A running Tempo Ladder session showing 205 BPM in large type, the word Climbing, a next-tempo chip reading 210 BPM, beat dots, the status line Rung 2 of 7 · Measure 1 of 4 · 3 to go, and a bar-chart ladder with the current rung highlighted in orange.
The session screen mid-climb — current tempo, direction, position in the ladder, and what is coming next.
The ladder panel with an exercise label reading Single-stroke roll above the tempo path 60 to 90 and back to 60, a Start button, and a Copy link button.
The label rides along with the link, so a student opening it knows what to play.

Assign it in a link

Name it, set it, share it

Add an optional exercise label such as “Single-stroke roll,” “Line 4,” or “Bach, m. 12.” The label stays visible during the session and travels with a copied setup link.

Teachers can send students a ladder with the exercise name and tempo settings already in place. The student opens the link and starts practicing—no account required.

Key features

Built for focused practice

Symmetrical paths

Symmetrical slow–fast–slow tempo paths.

Four settings

Starting BPM, peak BPM, BPM step, and measures-per-tempo controls.

Two modes

Step and Nonstop modes.

Count-in

One-measure opening count-in.

Always know where you are

Clear current and upcoming tempo displays.

Transport

Pause, resume, reset, and replay.

Shareable setup

Shareable setup links with optional exercise labels.

Accessible on any screen

Keyboard support, visible focus, reduced-motion support, and responsive layouts.

Private by design

Nothing to sign up for, nothing to send

Tempo Ladder requires no account or backend. Settings stay in the browser’s local storage and do not leave the device.

Build your next clean tempo climb.

Choose an exercise, set the ladder, and let the app manage the changes while you focus on sound, motion, and control.

Open Tempo Ladder → Read the Guide