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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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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 SE, 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.
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 SE, you cannot create fanned beams or change their direction. However, fanned beams
are shown if you import or open a project that contains them.
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