The <beam> element
Parent element: <note>
Beam values include begin, continue, end, forward hook, and backward hook. Each beam in a note is represented with a separate <beam> element with a different number attribute, starting with the eighth note beam using a value of 1.
Content
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| color | color | No | Indicates the color of an element. |
| fan | fan | No | Beams that have a begin value may also have a fan attribute to indicate accelerandos and ritardandos using fanned beams. The fan attribute may also be used with a continue value if the fanning direction changes on that note. The value is none if not specified. |
| id | ID | No | Specifies an ID that is unique to the entire document. |
| number | beam-level | No | Indicates eighth note through 1024th note beams using number values 1 thru 8 respectively. The default value is 1. Note that this attribute does not distinguish sets of beams that overlap, as it does for <slur> and other elements. Beaming groups are distinguished by being in different voices, and/or the presence or absence of <grace> and <cue> elements. |
| repeater | yes-no | No | Deprecated as of Version 3.0. Formerly used for tremolos, it needs to be specified with a "yes" value for each <beam> using it. |
Examples
This element is used in the following examples: