Re: AutoBeam Behaving Properly?

[Karen S. Billings]

Carl,

Thanks for the additional detail - it was very helpful - at least for me.

Unfortunately, it is probably a bit too much info for our young (second-year) 
viola student.  I'm trying to keep his parts as "playable" as possibly.  He 
needs to focus on tuning and confidence at the moment - reading will come with 
time - but only if he keeps up with it...

Again, many thanks!

Karen

> On Apr 5, 2016, at 6:00 PM, Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> On 4/5/16 3:53 PM, "Karen Billings" <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I have encountered an auto-beaming problem (actually, the Violist for
>> whom I'm doing transcriptions brought it to my attention).
>> 
>> When working in 3/4, Lilypond is autobeaming 8th notes in groups of 3 8th
>> notes per pulse (as if it were 6/8) rather than in groups of 2 8th notes
>> per pulse.
>> 
>> Is this the expected behavior?  Is there an easier workaround than
>> repeatedly turning autobeaming on and off?
> 
> \set Timing.beamHalfMeasure = ##f
> 
> This is described in the notation reference, under the heading "Beaming
> based on beam exceptions".
> 
> In Romantic and Classical periods, half measure beaming was common.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Carl
>