Describe the meaning of 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 time signatures.
The top number tells us what the meter in the piece is, and the bottom number tells us what the note value for each pulse is.
For example, in the picture below the time signature is ¾.
The 3 tells us that the piece is in triple meter (there are three pulses per measure), and the 4 tells us that the quarter note gets the beat.
Example:
2--duple meter
8--eighth-note pulse
examples from Munchkins and Music
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