Cues that begin mid-beam

[DanielMuzMurray]

When creating a cue for a phrase that begins in the middle of two quavers, I’d find it really useful if the first note displayed in the cue (the second quaver) has a flag rather than the end of a beam (see screenshot).

No:

Yes, please!:

[Lillie_Harris]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I can certainly understand the desire. On the other hand, as Daniel says here, the changed beaming might convey a different idea of the played phrase for the player reading the cue vs how the music sounds. Is it possible/appropriate to show the whole of bar 20 in the cue, perhaps?

More granular control of appearance of cues please

What Dorico is showing you here is exactly as intended, to make clear that the note is part of a beamed group. It’s helpful context for the player, who can tell the difference between a flagged note (which would imply that there’s no other note immediately before this one) and a beamed one. Far be it from me to tell you what you should cue, but you might want to consider giving the player a bit more context here.

[DanielMuzMurray]

I completely understand and in 99% of cases it is perfect.

@Lillie_Harris

Is it possible/appropriate to show the whole of bar 20 in the cue, perhaps?

It’s not in this case: up until the quaver before the cue starts is a long godawful melisma that no-one should ever have to witness. I will just cue in a different location.

Thanks for the reply.