Kohler Op. 190 No. 27 Celebration Series Perspectives Etudes level 2

[1piano4joe]

I need some help understanding the peculiar tempo indication for this piece. It is marked Andantino and then dotted half note = 69 - 80. I was taught that this strictly means we're beating in this case dotted half notes at 80 BPM. This piece is in 3/4 time. Would this not be the same as crotchets = 240 BPM? Is this some sort of typo or something? Or is this piece supposed to go this fast?

If this were written Andantino and a quarter note = 69 - 80 (and I believe it should have been) then I have no problem.     

Thank You, Joe.

[j_menz]

I think your gut instinct is correct here.