Unbeaming notes

You can separate all notes in a beamed group so that each note shows its own tail; for example, if you are engraving vocal music that requires syllabic beaming.

Prerequisite

If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. Select the notes you want to make unbeamed. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. Choose Edit > Notations > Beaming > Make Unbeamed. You can also choose this option from the context menu.

Result

The selected notes are unbeamed and show their own tails.

Tip

You can assign a key command for Make Unbeamed on the Key Commands page in Preferences.

Example

Figure 1. Phrase with default beaming
Figure 2. All notes unbeamed