Re: Snare Brush Notation

[Jethro Van Thuyne]

As far as I know, you can make the sweeps clear to your drummer by writing 
them down as tied notes. Every note will represent the lenght of a brush 
sweep.

So, for instance:

\drums {
  \time 3/4
  sn2^"brush" ~ sn4 ~ | sn4 ~ sn2 
}

Jethro.


On Thu, 27 Aug 2009, craigbakalian wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does anyone out there know the proper notation for a snare drum with a
> pair of wire brushes - where the drummer does that circle gesture on the
> drum head to produce a sustained sound, and sometimes the other hand
> plays a different beat?
>
> I know this isn't lily specific, but it is notation.
>
>
> Craig Bakalian
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