eli5: what’s the difference between songs in 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8? why is there maths in music?
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Honestly, there doesn’t have to be anything different between songs in 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8. Those are time signatures those, not math. That being said, the choice of time signature does usually convey some information about how it is intended to be performed. There is usually an additional stress on the first beat of bar, which is also called the down beat: **1**-2-3-4-**1**-2-3-4-etc. The choice to use a smaller beat in the time signature usually indicates that the rhythm is faster than in a comparable piece with a long beat in the time signature as well.
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