%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=295 \layout { \context { \DrumStaff beamExceptions = #(cons '((4 . 4) . ((beamExceptions . ((end . (((1 . 8) . (2 2 2 2)))))))) default-time-signature-settings) } } up = \drummode {hh8 hh hh hh hh hh hh hh} %%No manual beaming indication, as you can see down = \drummode { \override Beam.positions = #'(-5 . -5) bd8. bd16 sn16 bd8 bd16 r8 bd8 sn16 bd8. } \new DrumStaff { << \new DrumVoice { \voiceOne \up } \new DrumVoice { \voiceTwo \down } >> }