As a drummer I've struggled to find a way to write drum kicks as well. Another term may be "rhythmic cues". This technique can be seen in almost all the drum parts of modern stage band music.
Just clarify this further for others, the technique is to have a single line of small notes above the drum staff (on the G or A line in treble clef) that indicate rhythms the horn section is playing. It's an optional cue for the drummer to ad lib something that emphasizes what the horns are playing to give it a kick. This document (http://learningcenter.berklee.edu/downloads/handouts/finaleDrumNotation.pdf) says the following: Kicks Over Time If you want the band to accent a certain rhythm, are not concerned with which specific drums are played, and want the groove to continue without going into stop time, you can add the rhythm on top of slash notation. This page (http://www.jazzuk.demon.co.uk/html/nestico.html) shows the following: "Cues on the drum part are to let your drummer know what is going on in the orchestra...he needn't try to "catch" every nuance." I'm having trouble finding a graphics example online. If I had a piece of stage band music I could make a scan... _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user