From Crtrdge003 Sent Fri, Jul 9th 1999, 21:36
From Crtrdge003 Sent Fri, Jul 9th 1999, 21:36
In a message dated 7/9/99 12:30:57 PM Mountain Daylight Time, xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx writes: > > my problem with 3/4: > > it never fails to remind me of waltzes. > > i hate waltzes. > > 6/8, now: there's a time signature i'm ok with. > > call me ignorant, but without resorting to heavy musical theory, what > exactly is the difference between 3/4 & 6/8? mathematically they're the > same exact thing. In music there is something known as phrasing. When you play music, say for example on a piano, you naturally put a little bit of emphasis on the first note of each measure. When writing a song the composer must determine using his own judgment what time sig a song must be written in. If he hears 6 8th notes hitting.. meaning that he hears a new measure restarting after every 6 8th notes, then the song would be written in 6/8. Meaning he hears an emphasis put on the first note of the measure,.. the phrases of the piece of music are structured accordingly to this pattern. Yeah, I'm not very good with words and I don't much care, I aints done much a' that readin stuff like y'all have. -=Aaron