Why 6/8 and 3/4 are different

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The capacity is the same, so what's the distinction all about?

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music in the background is super disturbing if someone trying to understand or sing the differences

Cello

The songs used as examples are hilarious.

starshkr

Oh wow this makes a lot more sense now. I was only in band for three years, and I remember there was a song that was in 3/4, but that was easy to grasp because it was more like a waltz sounding type song. However I remember there was a song we were supposed to play in 6/8, and I remember my band teacher taught us how to count it. After I quit band, I forgot about different time signatures, but only retained 4/4 and 3/4. This video explained a lot now and I remember how to count those odd time signatures.

jerro

I love how America from West Side Story is playing in the background.

amorphousartist

The use of computer graphics here is both clarifying and witty.

leocomerford

Finally I understand this ! Thank you very much !

FranzG

So, if I wrote that waltz passage in a faster 3/4, where the quarter note is happening as fast as the 6/8 passage's beat, wouldn't that be perceived in 6/8 anyway? The point of 3/4 was that it feels like "ONE and TWO and THREE and, " right? But I keep hearing a longer phrase, and keep pushing the phrase into fewer measures, so it becomes 2 faster sets of the 3 count: "ONE and Two and Three and ONE and Two and Three and." This is equivalent to the 6/8 feel, so in this kind of situation, doesn't it come down to how easy it is to read for players?

Galantx

So basically mathematically the same, but the rhythmic emphasis is different. Not that hard to understand.

Trcls

Easiest way to describe it is; 3/4 is waltz time. 6/8 is faster. There's various and numerous ways of playing them.
But, thats their basis..

passtheparcel