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Re: Some drum notation questions
From: |
James |
Subject: |
Re: Some drum notation questions |
Date: |
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:55:51 +0000 |
Hello,
On 4 January 2012 18:32, Vaylor Trucks <address@hidden> wrote:
> I have been using lilypond for years for my own projects and have recently
> introduced it to a friend of mine. He is a drum instructor and has been
> reading
> drum notation for many years. He's pointed out some things that are
> non-standard about the way lilypond handles some drum notation tasks. Most of
> these I have been able to correct using a #(define block. There are, however,
> some things I have not yet been able to crack.
>
> First, for hi-hat, the notation for open and closed are correct, but for the
> half-open he would like to appear exactly like the open hi-hat notation,
> except
> the "o" above the stem of the note needs to have a single slash through it.
>
> Also, the note head for a China cymbal he notes by having a standard cross
> note
> head, but with a box around it.
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction for making these changes?
I have no experience of doing this but you might want to start here
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/modifying-stencils
The percussion notes are all here:
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/percussion-notes
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James