Splitting beam groups

You can split beams and secondary beams into two beam groups at specific rhythmic positions. You can also split secondary beams within beamed groups.

Procedure

  1. Select the noteheads to the right of where you want to split beams. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. Split the beam or secondary beam in one of the following ways:

    • Choose Edit > Beaming > Split Beam.

    • Choose Edit > Beaming > Split Secondary Beam.

    Tip

    You can also choose these options from the context menu.

Result

The beam or secondary beam is split to the left of the selected note, but the notes either side of the split remain grouped if there are at least two beamed notes on each side that can be in a beam group.

Note

To unbeam the entire selection and give all notes in the group individual tails, you can make all notes unbeamed.