I am wondering what you think of this waltz music. it's actually in 6/8 but I always have preferred 6/8 over 3/4.

let me know what you think. I can provide an mp3 if you want because this link has some video background noise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoCWmNtrmow

it is on the quick side, but that is also my preference.

thank you for your comments.

Norm

It is too fast for a waltz but will work as a Viennese waltz. If you're really good, you could pull it off. Difficult to stay on beat otherwise.

A Waltz is 3/4 timing. Modern Waltz should be 28 bars of music per minute .
A Viennese Waltz should be played at 58 BPM. March Time music is played 6/4 and should be 60 BPM.. The Paso Doble is played in March Time which is 6/8 at 60BPM
How one is able to dance a Waltz routine to March time music beats me.

Mr O.Z. - I believe "Beats per Minute" is a more common definition of music speed compared to "Bars per Minute". Bars per minute could be misleading in the case of many pieces of music, and this piece is an example. To me, this piece of music was written in 6/4 timing, which can fit Waltz perfectly since this is double the waltz timing (3/4 to 6/4). In the bars per minute world, one of your bars would equal 6 beats. What would you do with 6/8 timing?

I timed the music at 148 beasts per minute which means it would be a "slow" Viennese, good for practice and shows, but too slow for competition. I believe that the International Ballroom rules use 168 to 172bpm for Viennese and American Smooth uses the same.