Why is the 9/8 time signature so confusing?

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This is a giant exploration of rhythmic concepts for songwriters, and the confusion surrounding the 9/8 time signature as well as all other compound meters. There is a good solid rant in here that gets to the heart of a topic I’d like to explore more, which is the outdated and relic teaching methods still used by modern music educators in professional academic settings.
Liked this video? You’ll probably enjoy these other rhythmically related videos:
Polymeter- https://youtu.be/MqyrPzvN3Zc
3:4 Polyrhythms- https://youtu.be/c1pejTgLuhA
Sextuplets- https://youtu.be/3CjeZDUQUwM
Truncated Polymeter- https://youtu.be/o3LypkzywIw
A few things to mention- when converting 9/8 to 3/4 with triplets, it’s important to remember that the tempo markings must indicate the correct beat. If I’m doing 3/4 with triplets, my quarter note pulse is the one I’d be using for my metronome, while in compound triple meter, I’d write my tempo marker as a dotted quarter note.
Also, the graphics during one part of the animation show the wrong beaming of 8th notes. Minor detail but still, it should represent the underlying pulse (as I specifically state!).
Here’s the songs I mentioned:
Francisco Tarrega Etude in Em NOT CARCASSI! tab):https://www.classtab.org/tarrega_etude_in_em.txt
Twista – Get Me https://youtu.be/gCV01atcDz8?t=99
Dream Theater- Voices https://youtu.be/JDGSvbpB9Kg

Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
00:42 Demonstrating Basic 9/8
02:30 Making a 9/8 Groove
07:14 The Traditional Approach
09:04 An Example from Francisco Tarrega
11:14 rant
12:36 Polymeter, Triplets, and Twista

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