pxt-calliope/docs/reference/music/change-tempo-by.md

# Change Tempo By

Makes the [tempo](/reference/music/tempo) (speed of a piece of music)
faster or slower by the amount you say.

## Simulator

This function only works on the micro:bit and in some browsers.

```sig
music.changeTempoBy(20)
```

### Parameters

* a [number](/reference/types/number) that says how much to change the bpm (beats per minute, or number of beats in a minute of the music that the micro:bit is playing).

### Examples

This program makes the music faster by 12 bpm.

```blocks
music.changeTempoBy(12)
```

This program makes the music _slower_ by 12 bpm.

```blocks
music.changeTempoBy(-12)
```

### See also

[play tone](/reference/music/play-tone), [ring tone](/reference/music/ring-tone)