: How to beam 16th notes in 6/4 and 3/2 times? Somebody says that 16th notes in time 6/4 should be grouped by four. But if the beat is dotted minim, then I assume they should be grouped by 12. Which one is correct? I didn't

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In the time signature 6/4, the rules for beaming are the following:

Do not beam across a bar line. All beaming takes place within the measure! If you have a stray eighth note at the end of a measure,
it should be written with the tail, rather than connected to the first
beat of the next measure.
Do not beam across the center of a measure.
These beats are almost always separated to ensure clear rhythm for the
reader.
Sixteenth Notes are grouped by beat. For example, in a meter where the quarter note gets a beat, a maximum of four sixteenth notes
should be grouped together. If a dotted quarter note gets a beat, a
maximum of six sixteenth notes can be grouped together.
Thirty-Second Notes are grouped by beat. For example, in 4/4 time, a maximum of eight thirty-second notes can be grouped together.
But because the triple lines of thirty-second note beams can get a
little messy, we connect groups of four with a single line."

So answering your question, in 6/4 time signature, sixteenth notes are beamed in 4 notes at a time.

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