Ties and slurs
I use a slur between two notes of the same pitch (when I should really be using a tie) because I prefer the look of it.
Is there a technical reason why I shouldn't?
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The only thing I can think of is that it won't playback properly, but it should look correct on printed music.
In reply to Only Playback by newsome
You can change the appearance of a tie (or slur) to almost anything you might want, even to reversing its direction between piano staves.
Try double clicking on the tie or slur, then experiment with moving the four “handles” that appear.
You can probably get the appearance you want and the tie will still play back correctly.
In reply to Only Playback by newsome
Another reason would be that with a tie, changing one note automatically changes the other, but not with slurs. so it's a bit more work editing, and you have to be careful to always edit both together.
I'd say, If the files are only for your own use, by all means, do whatever you like. But if you plan to share the scores with anyone else, then you might as well get them correct. After, just because *you* prefer ties to look like slurs doesn't mean everyone does, and if they go to play the score back or edit it or do anything else with it, they'll be confused.
In reply to Another reason would be that by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for the explanations.
I'd best get to like the look of ties, I think.
In reply to Thanks for the by Gary-S
Have fun.
Regards,
According to my music teacher, if (on a wind instrument) you slur 2 or more notes of the same pitch you don't actual play it as a tie, but it means you very lightly tongue the notes slurred to it. A famous use of this technique can be heard in Gustav Holst's Venus.
In reply to A technical reason I can think of... by ThisIsMe
... for what it's worth.
In traditional music engraving practice, the end points of slurs are approximately centered horizontally over the noteheads. The end points of ties, on the other hand, on the other hand, are offset slightly; if you imagine an invisible rectangle around each notehead, the end points of the tie would connect the corners of those rectangles.
This visual distinction has a purpose, and the way that MuseScore 1.0 reproduces it is correct and appropriate. And in any case (as was already mentioned), the appearance of either element is easily modified.