Music Stopwatch
About the Music Stopwatch
Ensembles lose hours to tuning circles and one more run without noticing. A music stopwatch gives conductors and bandleaders a neutral elapsed clock - lap at each piece or section, compare to the concert order, and decide whether tonight is polish or survival. Private practice uses the same tool: start at warm-up, lap at each etude, and the trail shows you spent forty minutes on scales and twelve on the audition excerpt. Recording sessions lap takes and overdubs so producers know where the day went.
How to use it
- Print or share the set list order before rehearsal.
- Start at downbeat or agreed rehearsal open.
- Lap at the end of each piece or marked section.
- Compare lap totals to concert slot targets mid-rehearsal.
- Save trails for pieces that chronically overrun their slot.
Good to know
The stopwatch counts while this tab is open. A slept tab can pause or jump. For a race result you may need to keep the phone unlocked in your hand.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Music Stopwatch free?
Yes. You can use it in your browser with no account and no download.
Is this a metronome?
No. It measures elapsed time; use a metronome for tempo.
Can conductors lap from the podium?
Yes with keyboard L or a tablet beside the score.
Does it help concert planning?
Per-piece laps compared to program slots show what must be cut.
Recording studio use?
Lap takes and overdubs to track where hours went.
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