Semiquaver beaming issue
Hi all, I'm notating a rhythm involving two semiquavers, then a semiquaver rest, then another semiquaver, and I want only one beam line to cross the rest. Is there a way to do this, or a quick workaround to get the desired notation displayed? I'm assuming the way I want to notate it is theoretically sound, please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!
http://i.imgur.com/Ux9erBB.png
Figure 1 is what I'm aiming for, figure 2 is what is happening.
Comments
http://musescore.org/en/node/11370
The above instructions show you to get #2. Getting #1 would be trickier. I don't know that I've ever seen notation like that, so I wouldn't be in a hurry to create it, but if you really want it, it seems 2.0 will allow it using the "sub-beam" facility. Not sure there's a way to get it in 1.3 other than by "faking" it somehow by multiple voices, invisible notes, or other tricks that I can't imagine would be worth the trouble.
In reply to The above instructions show by Marc Sabatella
I considered using multiple voices to fake it. I couldn't find any examples of either #1 or #2 online, so I suspect there's no standard for this rhythm. I'll find out on Friday, maybe.
2.0 looks promising...
In reply to I considered using multiple by to7m
There is no one standard here - it's at the discretion of the editor. What MuseScore does by default - beam the first two sixteenths, end the beam there, then have the rest, then have the final sixteenth with flags - is probably as common as either your #1 or #2. I said I couldn't recall having seen #1, but checking the scores on my desk, I do see it fro time to time. It's not a common enough rhythm to have a lot of data to go on.
In reply to There is no one standard here by Marc Sabatella
Makes sense to me. I can't imagine I'll ever do a scientific study into which form people can site-read easiest.
http://i.imgur.com/V2IYZib.png
^Apparently this is sometimes used, notably by a jazz musician that I can't remember the name of. Some quick way of cycling between the three would be great, but I suppose I'd be the only one to use it.
Nice job on Reunion!
For 'two semiquavers, then a semiquaver rest, then another semiquaver' how about - one semiquaver, then one quaver with staccato, then one semiquaver?
I noticed that MuseScore can play staccato. (Though I can't remember using it.)
I was looking for examples of the posted image 'Ux9erBB.png' and thought of staccato - as it does truncate the end of a note with silence.
See attachment.
Regards.
In reply to FWIW...Use of Staccato? by Jm6stringer
That's why the originally posted rhythm is so rare - most of the time people want this sound, they note it sixteenth - eighth - sixteenth and mark the eighth staccato. Hundreds of examples of that rhythm in the published literature. I had to look a lot harder to find examples where it was notated using and embedded rest.