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@wallhackio @monorail my point is that it’s not “just” mathematical equivalency because the time signature itself denotes important things: how the conductor should conduct, how the dancers should dance, etc. of course, the music also needs to convey this (the dancers cannot see the sheet music), but the music conveys it BECAUSE the conductor and performers, who can see the sheet music and know the time signature, correctly articulate the notes to get the time signature across

@wallhackio @monorail (this last point is the contemporary difference between 4/4 and 2/2—2/2 is used for marches where 4/4 would require people to be marching way too fast. historically the picture is more complicated tho)

@wallhackio @monorail yes which if you are conducting, that's three waves of the baton versus two, and if you are using a metronome, likewise, because those indicate the “down” beats (which are also, incidentally, the steps when dancing)

if you set a waltz in 6/8 the waltzers will be moving 2/3 as fast

@wallhackio @monorail (this is terse but what i mean is that i think the difference between middle school understanding of music and high school understanding of music is in high school you (should) appreciate good conducting and the use of a metronome a lot more, and the way 3/4 and 6/8 are conducted and set to a metronome is totally different)

(remembering of course that our musical notation was largely developed for classical music where conducting is an essential part of the performance)

(the difference between 4/4 and 2/2, on the other hand, is all vibes)

@wallhackio @monorail use a metronome

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