On 5-Feb-07, at 8:50 PM, Carl Dershem wrote:
Layer 1, stems up, above the staff - 1st space above ("X" notehead)
for closed hi-hat, 1st ledger line above ("X" notehead) for open
hat or crash.
Two points here (not to jump down your throat or anything!)
I find that notating open and closed hihat on two different pitches
is counterintuitive, as it is the same instrument. I think the space
above is the best choice, using the standard + and o for closed and
open if needed.
Modern Drummer magazine (the closest thing we have to a standard, I
suppose) puts the ride on the top line, the crash as you do on the
first ledger line. My only objection to this is that drummers
notoriously fail to notice the notation is a second higher or lower,
and ends up playing the wrong cymbal. For this reason I suggest
putting all cymbals on the same space above the staff and identify
them when there is a change with a word.
One refinement I like is the use of a circled X head for crash
cymbals (and for rimshots on the snare, as it is a similar
technique). This helps identify the different technique, rather than
a different instrument, which is closer to real life (as a drummer
can use any cymbal as a crash.)
Christopher
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