[new cruelty]

wouldn't 10/8 just be 5/4?

[Belial]

wouldn't 10/8 just be 5/4?

They are mathematically identical. The difference is fairly academic and emphasizes whether the quarter or eigth note is the basis of the measure.

[Hildy]

LOL..what is Spiderman doing in your picture. Aerobics? I can't stop giggling?

[expatpat]

Not really -- think of 3/4 time (Waltz) and 6/8 time (jigs). The first has 3 beats, the second has two beats, with a triplet of eighth-notes to each beat.