Re: Percussion Discussion

[Bryan Stanbridge]

Reilly wrote:
> What is the experience in the Lilypond community regarding percussion 
> notation?
<snip>
> I am asking for comments regarding consistency and clarity in writing 
> for unpitched percussion.

I highly recommend the following two resources when it comes to 
percussion writing:

How to Write for Percussion by Sam Solomon (available on Amazon.com).
-> This book goes into detail about the different sounds of percussion 
instruments, etc, but spends some time discussing how each should be 
notated.

I also firmly believe that if everyone adopted Vaclav Nehlybel's system 
for percussion notation, the world would be a better place. 
Unfortunately I can't find where I found this resource (mine's a copy 
with no attribution). If you can find it, though, it's great.

Cheers,
Bryan...
Percussion performer and educator
Bowling Green State University