How it works
A 65 BPM metronome beats slow time as the British forces drill it. The British Army's Drill Manual of 2017 puts the slow march at 65 paces a minute, and tells instructors to check the marching rate against a metronome.
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Start
Tap the pad, or press Space. The click comes in bars of four at 65, the first of each bar higher; tap again and it stops.
Change the tempo
Tap the number under the pad and type another, such as 116, the quick march of the same manual, or step with minus and plus.
Questions and answers
Which march is 65 paces a minute?
The slow march of the British services. The Army's Drill Manual (2017) calls it mainly ceremonial, and the Royal Navy's and Royal Air Force's drill books give slow time the same 65. Wikipedia's Military step article puts the standard slow march at 60.
How is a metronome used for drill?
As a check on the rate. The British Army's Drill Manual (2017) lists it with the drum and the pace stick as an instructor's aids: a drummer beats along with a metronome while the squad stands and listens, then the march is ordered.
Is 65 BPM adagio or andante?
Both, by Wikipedia's list of tempo markings. Largo, Larghetto and Adagio each run up to 66, Adagietto spans 46 to 80 and Andante 56 to 108. Marcia moderato, the moderate march, begins one beat higher. The list calls its figures rough.
Can a wind-up metronome click at 65?
Not on the usual dial. In the arrangement Wikipedia's Metronome article calls the most common, the numbers from 60 to 72 go up three at a time, which leaves a choice of 63 or 66. Other dials exist. Here the pad plays 65 exactly.
Why can't I hear the metronome?
At 65 the clicks are nearly a second apart, so give it a bar. Then try the phone's ring switch, its volume and any Bluetooth headphones. The four dots light in order with no sound, the big one on beat one.