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Since a bar of 4/4 music cannot add to nine eighth notes, the only way to indicate this is by using a tie. You must tie the first half of the note (the last eighth note in the first bar) to the second half (the first eighth note of the next bar).
How do you describe a tie in music?
In music notation, a tie is a curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch, indicating that they are to be played as a single note with a duration equal to the sum of the individual notes' values.
Do ties make notes shorter?
Generally, tie larger notes to smaller ones, except to fill in the remainder of a beat when a note begins after the beat.
Can you tie a rest in music?
A rest is a “hole of silence” that can occur between any two notes or chords. ... In standard sheet music, a tie is indicated by a solid, unbroken line that arcs between two note heads, and parentheses are not used.
