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(/4). If the time signature was 3/4 it would indicate three beats to a measure (3/) and that each beat will have the value of a quarter note (/4).
6/8 indicates that each measure will have six beats (6/) and that each beat will have the value of an eighth note (/8).
* A whole note is a note that is counted for the whole value of the measure.
* A half note has one half the time value of a whole note.
* A quarter note has one half the time value of a half note.
* An eighth note has one half the time value of a quarter note.
When you were tapping your foot and counting to four each tap was being given the value of a quarter note.
Nothing to it, right?