# Set Tempo 

Makes the tempo (speed of a piece of music) as fast or slow as you say.

```sig
music.setTempo(60)
```
## ~ hint

**Simulator**: This function only works on the @boardname@ and in some browsers.

## ~

## Parameters

* ``bpm`` is a [number](/types/number) that means the beats per minute you want (the number of beats in a minute of the music that the @boardname@ is playing).

## See also

[play tone](/reference/music/play-tone), [ring tone](/reference/music/ring-tone) , [rest](/reference/music/rest), [tempo](/reference/music/tempo), [change tempo by](/reference/music/change-tempo-by)