Re: Drum Scoring

[Jennifer Clark]

Stan Mulder wrote:

> There is a book on drum notation put out by the Percussive Arts 
> Society and it is generally agreed that this is the reference book for 
> writing drum parts. The book is called "Guide to Standardized Drumset 
> Notation by Norman Weinberg" 
> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966492811/thestevegaddwebs/ref=nosim>. 
> Link:  
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966492811/thestevegaddwebs/ref=nosim 
>
>
> This book has been pointed out before in the archives: 
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2004-12/msg00143.html
>
> On page 39 he shows the type of notation you are trying to achieve 
> where the sax or brass rhythms with articulations are written on a 
> single line above the staff. This gives the drummer cues as to where 
> he/she can emphasize along with the rest of the ensemble.

That's exactly it - this makes a lot of sense to me as an arranger as it 
avoids the need to spell out explicitly what the drummer is most likely 
better at doing anyway.

> I suppose I could scan that section if needed. I'm fairly new to 
> Lilypond so I don't know how to do that type of notation.

That would be really handy!

Jennifer