I put the snare parts in the same layer as the cymbals. The guiding principle for me seems to be - hands on one layer, feet on another. So, when I have to notate the high hat part played by the pedal (which is a rare occurrence), the part is written below the staff in the same layer as the kick drum (in the space below the staff). Otherwise - when it's played with sticks or brushes, it's above the staff in layer one.
That is my practice and seems relatively common, though there are variations as to where on the staff each instrument is notated. My experience with drummers reading my parts is that they are quick to adapt to cymbal parts written on slightly different lines, but they are used to the snare and kick drum parts appearing on the third and first spaces. Chuck On Sep 27, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Nigel Hanley wrote: > Is there a consensus as to whether drum parts should be written with the > snare in the same voice/layer as the kick drum, as opposed to being part of > the hi-hat/cymbal layer? > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-316 land line: (971) 255-1167 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 <www.chuckisraels.com> <www.chuckisraelsjazz.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
