If signature does not denote tempo, why do we need signatures like 2/4 or 6/8? Why can’t the music just be written in 4/4 or 3/4?
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Imagine you are unloading a truck full of boxes. Some of the boxes are full of books all stacked vertically, some boxes have them stacked horizontally, and some have a mish-mash of books that don’t quite fit right, but they still fit in a single box and can be transported.
Each box can be thought of as a measure of music. You’re essentially storing information that is mostly the same from box to box, but they’re just organized differently sometimes. Time signatures do this to help make sense of the music’s organization.
The rate you unload the truck is your tempo. The boxes will all get unloaded eventually, but it’s just a matter of how quickly. 📦🎹
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