Some people were "taught" how to count time (musical, that is) and I feel blessed that it came quite naturally for me (especially once I attempted to "teach" it), however once internalised the numbers go away... my point is... although we may apply *mathematics to music, music is not an application of mathematics.

EDIT- Helen, thanks for the link, and I agree completely with insisting on "sound bites" for references...unfortunately it will lend credence to prove points out of context.