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You can alter the appearance of the bracket by selecting the bracket and changing relevant
properties in the Tuplets group of the Properties panel.
Tuplets in beam groups with secondary beams are beamed together with a split secondary beam by default.
The default setting for a tuplet in a beamed group with only a primary beam is to separate the
tuplet entirely.
Eighth note (quaver) tuplets are not beamed together with subsequent non-tuplet eighth notes by default.
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Tuplets on page 752
Stemlets
Stemlets are short stems that extend from beams to rests within beam groups. They can help
make music easier to read, as they help to maintain a regular pattern of stems within beams.
In the examples, beaming all notes and rests together to show the boundaries of quarter note
(crotchet) beats makes the syncopation of the notes easier to read. The stemlets on the rests
help make clear where within the quarter note beats each note occurs.
A syncopated phrase without stemlets The same phrase with stemlets
In Dorico Elements, you cannot add stemlets or change where they are shown. However,
stemlets are shown if you import a project that contains them.
Fanned beams
Fanned, or “feathered”, beams show either an accelerando or rallentando by having multiple
beam lines either converging on, or diverging from, a single beam line at the other end.
A single beam can have multiple changes of direction within it.
The grouping can use either two or three beams, with three beams indicating a greater change
of speed than two beams. The slowest part of the phrase is where the beams converge, and the
fastest is where the beams are the most spread out.
In Dorico Elements, you cannot create fanned beams or change their direction. However, fanned
beams are shown if you import a project that contains them.
EXAMPLE
Fanned beam accelerando with three lines
Beaming
Stemlets
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