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What is the difference between a dot and tie in music?

What is the difference between a dot and tie in music?-example-1
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dot increases duration by one half. Since an eighth note is half the duration of a quarter note, we will substitute it for the 1/2 symbol. Ties merge multiple notes of the same pitch. They are used to let the duration of a note travel across barriers (such as the measure line in this example).

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