Confuse over tie or slur.

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Pat Fox
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Post by Pat Fox » Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:20 pm

Below is an oddity that I don't know how to handle. The composer uses this pattern thought out his piece. With what little training I did get in piano is that when two notes are the same plane use a tie, when the are not on the same plane you use a slur. I feel the the middle margin should be a slur but the rules say a tie. besides I did not know that you could change a note when you start a tie.
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Post by zuill » Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:25 pm

F# to F natural is a slur, not a tie. Being on the same line doesn't mean the same pitch. Change the tie to a slur.

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Post by Pat Fox » Mon Jul 05, 2021 8:12 pm

Thank you.

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Post by miker » Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:34 pm

A tutorial I wrote up for barbershoppers. Some of it may not be relevant to what you do, and some people here may object to a couple of points, but I’m adhering to the Barbershop Harmony Society stylesheet.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gn5sadj3flmvl ... s.pdf?dl=0
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