> The 6/8 time wheel gives a heavy bass drum on the four count. I don't notice such a thing in the waltz every other measure. Here's 6/8 beat hierarchy: Beat

> The 6/8 time wheel gives a heavy bass drum on the four count. I don't notice such a thing in the waltz every other measure. Here's 6/8 beat hierarchy: Beat 1: Strongest Beat 2: Weak Beat 3: Weak Beat 4: Strong Beat 5: Weak Beat 6: Weak The first beat of the measure is the strongest. Beat 4 is strong but typically not as strong as the first beat. Now here is the 3/4 beat hierarchy for many types of pieces that are in 3/4 time: Measure 1 Beat 1: Strongest Measure 1 Beat 2: Weak Measure 1 Beat 3: Weak Measure 2 Beat 1: Strong Measure 2 Beat 2: Weak Measure 2 Beat 3: Weak The first beat of the measure 1 is the strongest. Beat 1 of measure 2 is strong but typically not as strong as the first beat of measure 1. These two measure groups typically continue for the entire piece, as in a waltz. The two are functionally equivalent in terms of rhythm. It's confusing because there are three variables: the number of beats in a measure (top of the fraction), which duration gets the beat (bottom of the fraction), and the tempo (how long each beat lasts).