July 5, 20196 yr In regards to what is more comfortable to read, I have been struggling between 2 ways of notating the same 6/8 rhythm. using ties not using ties Which, out of the 2 bars above, is the preferred way to notate such rhythms for the sake of simplicity and quick understanding by the musician being asked to read? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, when writing out a part for a harpist, I read that it is customary to forego writing out the rests unless an intended rest is actually to be played (i.e. the harp is a naturally legato instrument). Out of the two bars below, and with respect to how a harpist would like to see the notation, is either one better than the other? The music outlined by the written bars here is, in fact, legato (no rests), however, I didn't want to break the reading musician's ability to count into a measure using any visible rests (especially for more complicated bars of music than pictured here). rests no rests
July 5, 20196 yr well as a piano/guitar player either or should be easy enough to read for the 6/8 rhythm. Tied notes and dotted notes should be a concept that most people should grasp. For the ones unfamiliar with dotted notes I guess the one very specific should work out well so that it is well annotated. Due to its half value of the note it is being tied to. Edited July 5, 20196 yr by SilverWolf
July 5, 20196 yr I prefer the non-tied notation. I'm not a harpist, so I can't speak to your second question.
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