types symbol pitch barriers eighth dot three line half alter duration
DOTS
AND
TIES
?
Augmentation
dots
and
tenuto
ties
are
two
of
markings
used
to
a
note's
.
?
A
increases
duration
by
one
.
?
Since
an
eighth
note
is
half
the
duration
of
a
quarter
note
,
we
will
substitute
it
for
the
1
/
2
.
?
A
dotted
quarter
note
is
equal
to
a
quarter
note
plus
an
note
.
?
A
dotted
quarter
note
can
also
equal
eighth
notes
.
?
Ties
merge
multiple
notes
of
the
same
.
?
They
are
used
to
let
the
duration
of
a
note
travel
across
(
such
as
the
measure
)
.