What does the Upper Number do in time signature?

Answer 1

The top number indicates the number of beats per measure. The bottom number indicates what type of note gets the beat. For example, the time signature of 3/4 means three quarter notes per measure.

Answer 2

The upper note in a time signature is the most important - it tells you how many beats there are to the measure or bar - that is; how many beats between one main accent ("downbeat") and the next. So "BOOM-cha-cha, BOOM-cha-cha" is triple time, like a waltz - it will have a three at the top. "BOOM-cha-cha-cha" will have a four.

Answer 3

The denominator corresponds to a value of a note for example a semibreve or whole note equals to 1, a minim or a half note equals to 2, a crotchet or quarter note equals to 4, a quaver or eight note equals to 8, etc. The numerator signifies the amount of the denominator in a bar such that 4/4 is 4 quarter notes in a bar, 3/4 would be 3 quarter notes in a bar, 6/8 would be 6 eight notes in a bar, etc.

Answer 4

The upper part of the time signature tells how many beats are in the measure. The bottom part tells how long the note is(could be a whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, etc...).

Answer 5

The bottom number indicates the type of note that gets the beat. For example, a 4 means that the quarter note gets one beat.

Answer 6

The upper number in a time signature indicates the number of beats in each measure. The lower numbers tells what kind of note gets a beat.