I've got a score with a part for drum set; the drum set plays using just a Snare Drum and Ride Cymbal to played using brushes.
Christopher Smith and David Bailey have given you excellent advice. I would only add:
1. Snare drum notation is displayed in the second space with full head notation
If you mean 2nd space from the top, corrrect. (That is usually referred to as 3rd space, since we generally count from the bottom over here.) If you mean 2nd space from the bottom, that would be rather non-standard and would require an explanation.
2. Ride Cymbal notation is displayed on the fourth line with crossed head notation
Agreed that players are used to seeing this in the first extra space above the staff, and yes, with x-heads. If on the 4th line, you would have collisions with the snare notes in the 3rd space (from the bottom).
3. I want to specify the use of brushes. What formula is usually used? And do you specify it only on part or on score as well?
You've had good advice. And cancel it with text saying "sticks" or "to sticks."
4. Can one call a Snare Drum and Ride Cymbal a Drum Set? If not, what?
This depends mostly on who will be playing the part. If it's intended for someone playing drum set (as in a jazz band, pit band, or brass band), then the fact that only two instruments are called for is irrelevant. It's still a drum set part. If it's intended for a concert band percussion section, label it by the names of the instruments as David suggests. That leaves it up to the players whether to use a drum set, and that may change depending on how many players are present.
John
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