MUSIC THEORY

Music 221

Mod 14

Subject of the Day: Ties, Dots, and Syncopation
Reading Assignment: None
Written Assignment: Workbook, Exercises 2-4 (A-D)
Semester Schedule

Ties

A tie is a curved line which connects two notes of the same pitch and causes the duration of the pitch to be the sum of the two notes.

Syncopation

When ties are used in such a way as to cause longer note values to not coincide with the beat, we have syncopation.

Syncopation places accents in places against the normal accents of the meter.

Beams and Meter

Notes are beamed in such a way as to clearly show the meter of the music.

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William S. Bartolotta

Music Department

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA 23529