Odd beaming

xenophon · October 15, 2022, 4:37pm

Why would Dorico beam a 5/4 measure this way?

xenophon · October 15, 2022, 4:51pm

And how can I fix it?

FredGUnn · October 15, 2022, 5:05pm

Try entering the meter as [1+1+1+1+1]/4 and that should correctly show the beats. Alternatively you can use force duration. Here’s what I get using [1+1+1+1+1]/4:

Lillie_Harris · October 15, 2022, 6:00pm

How did this music come about – was it an import or a native Dorico project? If it was imported, selecting suspect passages and resetting its appearance/position and beaming could correct any errors due to import gremlins.

xenophon · October 21, 2022, 5:03pm

Thanks. It is a native Dorico project.

xenophon · October 21, 2022, 5:04pm

Thanks very much. This solution worked, though I cannot understand why Dorico would notate this measure in this way under any circumstances.

tbabcock123 · October 21, 2022, 9:16pm

You’re right. It’s curious how Dorico parses meters.

a case of Potato Potahto?

The version [1+1+1+1+1]/4 parses better. As a player that would read better for me.