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Tuplets within beams
Tuplets that contain notes that produce beams, such as eighth notes, are beamed together.
However, special beam grouping rules apply to tuplets within beams that also contain non-tuplet
notes.
The default setting for a tuplet in a beamed group with secondary beams is to split the secondary
beam and to show the tuplet with a bracket. The primary beam is not split. If necessary, you can
hide/show tuplet brackets individually.
The default setting for a tuplet in a beamed group with only a primary beam is to separate the
tuplet entirely.
16th note triplet beamed together with non-tuplet
16th notes
Eighth note (quaver) triplet beamed separately from
non-tuplet eighth notes
RELATED LINKS
Tuplets on page 967
Tuplet brackets on page 973
Tuplet numbers/ratios on page 975
Hiding/Showing tuplet brackets on page 973
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 or open a project that contains them.
Fanned beams
Fanned 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. Fanned beams are also
known as “feathered beams”.
A single fanned beam can have multiple changes of direction within it.
Beaming
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