Here are my answers to your question about drum set: > 1. Snare drum notation is displayed in the second space with full head > notation
Snare is notated in the third space from the bottom. Bass drum goes on the second space up. > 2. Ride Cymbal notation is displayed on the fourth line with crossed head > notation Ride Cymbal is notated on the space above the staff using 'x' notehead with the necessary stems and beaming. If the hi-hat is also used as the ride cymbal then the open hi-hat is marked with an "o" above the open notes on the space above the staff. In the standard "Disco" beat the drummer rides the hi-hat with the sticks and this is written as a continuous eight note pattern with the 'x' on the beat and the 'o's off the beat. The closed alone hi-hat is notated by an 'x' note head on the space below the staff. > 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? Place the word "brushes" above and slightly to the left of the first use. Cancel it with the word "sticks". Put the term in both the score and the parts. > 4. Can one call a Snare Drum and Ride Cymbal a Drum Set? If not, what? A basic drum set has four instruments -- snare drum on the players left, bass drum in front of the player, tenor tom-tom (usually attached to the bass drum with a bracket) and a free-standing floor tom-tom on the player's right. Most drummers will require three cymabls in addition to the four drums...hi-hat usually on the left of the snare, crash above and between the snare and tenor tom-tom, and ride above and between the bass drum and the floor tom-tom. That is the standard four piece drum set. Personally I use a five piece setup which adds a second tenor tom-tom that also attaches to the bass drum. A standard bracket holds both drums. To notate the tom-toms, indicate either at the beginning of the part/score or when the drums occur which line/space is which drum. This can be a source of confusion. Often but not always the middle tom-tom is notated on the same space as the snare. This requires that "snare" and "tom-tom" be written on the score/part. For my own parts I use the following scheme figuring from bottom to top: Space below the staff = hi-hat bottom space = bass drum second space = floor tom third space = snare fourth line = middle tom fourth space = high tom space above the staff = ride cymbal (including the hi-hat used as a ride)...the crash cymbal is written in the same place but the notehead has a circle around it plus an accent and the word "crash". Many drumset guide books will show this as the standard set-up. "Learn to play the drum set" by Peter Magadini, published by Hal Leonard has illustrations and generally follows this notational standard. The difference is as I mentioned regarding the lower tenor tom. Hope this helps. Guy Hayden, Minister of Music St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 372 Hiden Boulevard Newport News, Virginia 23606 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
