The standard tempo of a general march is 120 beats per minute, while the medium tempo (andante) is 84 beats per minute.

The march is a piece of music written with a pace rhythm. Originally a type of dance music, it was mostly used when crowds were entering and exiting the stage. Since the seventeenth century, it has gradually shifted into the field of music and art. The form of marches at that time was mostly in two-part form; modern marches often appear in three-section form, with the middle section being more lyrical to obtain contrast, and using even-numbered beats for periodic repetition. The accompaniment for the march is usually two-part, with strong and weak beats. They appear alternately, the rhythm is clear, the tune is regular, and the structure is neat. According to the content, it can be divided into military march, wedding march, funeral march, etc. The representative works of march music mainly include: "March of the Volunteers", "Wedding March", "Turkish March", "Athletes' March", etc. These marches were widely disseminated.