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If people from the US love the imperial system so much, why are their musicians using metronomes instead of footonomes? (kbin.social)

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Counterpoint: If people from Europe love the metric system so much, why are their musicians using eighth notes instead of tenth notes?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We do, it just depends on the time signature.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

We do?

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