diff --git a/Sources/VLMIDIWriter.cpp b/Sources/VLMIDIWriter.cpp
index decf10b..adfc39a 100644
--- a/Sources/VLMIDIWriter.cpp
+++ b/Sources/VLMIDIWriter.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void VLMIDIWriter::VisitMeasure(size_t m, VLProperties & p, VLMeasure & meas)
 
 void VLMIDIWriter::VisitNote(VLLyricsNote & n)
 {
-	if (n.fPitch != VLNote::kNoPitch && !(n.fTied & VLNote::kTiedWithPrev)) {
+	if (!(n.fTied & VLNote::kTiedWithPrev)) {
 		VLMIDIUserEvent	event = {8, n.fPitch, fStanza, fMeasure, fAt};
 		MusicTrackNewUserEvent(fTrack, fNoteTime, 
 			 reinterpret_cast<const MusicEventUserData *>(&event));
diff --git a/Sources/VLSheetViewSelection.mm b/Sources/VLSheetViewSelection.mm
index 5e83a38..52acde8 100644
--- a/Sources/VLSheetViewSelection.mm
+++ b/Sources/VLSheetViewSelection.mm
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 - (void) highlightCursor
 {
-	if (fNoteMeasure != 0x80000000)
+	if (fNoteMeasure != 0x80000000 && fNotePitch != VLNote::kNoPitch)
 		[fView drawNoteCursor:fNotePitch inMeasure:fNoteMeasure at:fNoteAt];
 	if (fChordMeasure != 0x80000000)
 		[fView highlightChordInMeasure:fChordMeasure at:fChordAt];