Okay subtle but I do see the difference; thank you

On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 10:07 AM David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:

> Andrew Musselman <andrew.mussel...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I got a beam by adding `\(` and `\)` around the b and c, looks good.
>
> That's not a beam but a phrasing slur, and at that point in the score, a
> phrasing slur seems like an odd choice: it usually extends over whole
> phrases rather than joining two notes.  You probably want a straight
> slur, gotten with `(` and `)`.  A beam is a straight line substituting
> for flags on a note stem and connecting several notes of length 1/8 or
> shorter.
>
> --
> David Kastrup
>

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