looks like a good reference for the foundations of notation. 14pp extract available:
http://www.behindbarsnotation.co.uk/contents/
By far the best layout is one five-line stave, even if this entails placing notes on one or two ledger lines to create sufficient lines for the required instruments (see Table 1 (a)).
the best layout is NOT by far a 5-line in any general sense. ledger lines should be avoided (except maybe the single ledger line in drumset parts).
percussion multi-stave section in the example is terribly problematic. her "recommended" layout is bad, the example uses several instruments which could be done as an altered normal drum chart (bottom space upwards: BD TD SD 2BG) or possibly as a 5-line staff (notes on lines) and a separate 2-line staff for the temple block and woodblocks (notes on spaces). this is how the orch percer is going to organise their space (2 groups of instrument types), so having that reflected in the scoring will make the score easier to read.
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