Re: notation rule question

[Brian Barker]

At 13:46 23/07/2014 +0200, Karol Majewski wrote:
> And how to divide this:
>
> c4 c8 c8~ c4 c4
>
> or
>
> c4 c8 c4. c4

Elaine Gould says (on pp.166-7) "Note-values sustained across a beat 
or half-beat must expose the beat structure of the bar", "Only very 
straightforward rhythms may be written across the beat or half-bar", 
and "In 4/4 it is the third (not the fourth) beat that should be 
exposed". She gives as an example:
c8 c4.~ c8 c4 c8
and says "and not"
c8 c2 c4 c8

So she'd certainly pick your first option.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker