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 There is a good solid rant in here that gets to the heart of a topic I’d like to explore more, which is the outdated and relic teaching methods still used by modern music educators in professional academic settings.

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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!).

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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