What does “Measures per minute” mean?
Measures per minute, or MPM, refers to the tempo of the music according to the number of measures or bars occurring in one minute of music. This can vary from as low as 25–27 MPM for international style rumba to as fast as 58–60 MPM for international style Viennese waltz .
Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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