You could be referring to the conductor's baton.
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The top number in the time signature indicates how many beats per bar. In 6/8 time, for example, there are six beats per measure, and an eighth note is one beat.
hmm i do believe about 19.5 beats
3 beats.
Duke never had any "free time". He was a full time band leader, composer and arranger. That plus his wife(s) and many girlfriends took up all his time.
It depends on the time signature. If the time signature is x/4, the the whole note gets 4 beats. It also depends on where the dot is. If the dot is above the whole note, it gets two beats; if it is to the right of the whole note it gets six beats.