Here's a proposed patch for the documentation. I haven't posted it on Rietveld
because I'm having some problems with make doc (that are unrelated to this
change).
-- a/Documentation/learning/common-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/learning/common-notation.itely
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ Notation Reference:
@funindex ( ... )
@funindex \( ... \)
+Ties and slurs are indicated by adding special codes after the
+notes to which they apply.
+
@menu
* Ties::
* Slurs::
@@ -318,7 +321,8 @@ Music Glossary: @rglos{slur}.
A @notation{slur} is a curve drawn across many notes. The
starting note and ending note are marked with @code{(} and
-@code{)} respectively.
+@code{)} respectively. Note that @code{(} and @code{)} do
+not enclose the notes to be slurred.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\relative { d''4( c16) cis( d e c cis d) e( d4) }
@@ -369,6 +373,9 @@ Notation Reference:
@node Articulation and dynamics
@subsection Articulation and dynamics
+Articulations and dynamics are indicated by adding special codes
+after the notes to which they apply,
+
@menu
* Articulations::
* Fingerings::
@@ -526,6 +533,8 @@ All @notation{beams} are drawn automatically:
If you do not like the automatic beams, they may be overridden
manually. To correct just an occasional beam mark the first note
to be beamed with @code{[} and the last one with @code{]}.
+Note that @code{[} and @code{]} do not enclose the notes to be
+beamed.
Comments welcome.
Thanks,
Carl
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