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Why is so much of the music we listen to in the time signature 4/4?
Is 4/4 innately pleasing to human ears or is a love of 4/4 something that is learnt? I've wondered this for a long time so I finally took to Reddit in search of answers.

Thank you to everybody who contributed on Reddit towards this! Here is the original thread:   / why_is_44_so_common  

And an extra special thanks goes to Daniel Long & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇

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Sources:
How to play 9/8 by Adam Neely:    • How to Play Music in 9/8  
What is Entrainment?: https://musicscience.net/projects/tim...
The Evolution of Human Rhythmic Abilities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
MinuteEarth Husky Dogs:    • Why Don't Sled Dogs Ever Get Tired?  
An Exploration of Bulgarian Rhythms: https://www.fusionmagazine.org/agains...

The Dances
Eleno Mome:    • Eleno Mome, Bulgarian folk dance  
Paidushko:    • Paidushko horo Sveta rehearsal  
Karşılama:    • Oyun havası karşılama karadeniz Giresun  

Other examples:
'Biala Roza' by Slavka Kalcheva:    • Slavka Kalcheva- Biala Roza.flv  
'Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş' by İlham Gencer:    • Ilham Gencer & Fecri Ebcioglu  bak bir var...  
'Levee Camp Moan' by Son House:    • Son House and Robert Johnson(Experience).  
How to play a groove in 13/8:    • How To Play A Groove In 13/8  

0:00 most songs are in 4/4 time
2:12 the “innate” argument
5:12 the “learned” argument
10:27 conclusion