I do not understand time signatures and can not find videos that explain why they matter.
How is 3/4 and 6/8 different and would a song sound different if a 6/8 song was played in 3/4?
Why not just write every song in common time and move the measure line?
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In poetry, there are some very common formats.
“Roses are red, violets are blue…” is a format everyone knows. Super short and straightforward ABAB rhyme scheme. It’s a unique format, and very catchy.
You’ve surely heard a limerick before without knowing what it’s called. It’s got a unique format.
Shakespeare’s most common form of poetry is called a sonnet. It has its own unique format too.
Over time, there are some poetry formats that just click with a general audience. The rhythms are pleasing to the ear, the rhymes are neat, tidy and in a consistent format, etc.
It’s kinda the same with music. Some formats just feel very pleasant and agreeable to mass audiences. These formats persist and become the most popular.
4/4 and 6/8 have emerged as the most popular and well-received by audiences, 3/4 feels a bit more archaic but is still in use today. So that’s the main reason why they matter… they’re a format that gives your song a better chance of success, because it’s a very natural and familiar structure that humans can easily connect with.
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