Drum set notation Archives - John Hinchey

Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 5-Combo & Cues

John Hinchey — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:20:39 +0000

With this post I’ve cover the remaining drum set notation types sited in my first post in this series. 5. Combination notated and slashes As you can see from this example above, sometimes you have bars that are fully notated for part of the bar and then go to slashes for some reason, in […]

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Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 4 Repeat, Slash & Rhythmic

John Hinchey — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:12:20 +0000

Next on the list of drum set notation 2. Repeat bars Let’s face it, most drum set parts consist of a lot of repetition. The drums create that steady undercurrent that moves the piece along. If you want the drummer to play exactly the same pattern over and over, the best way is to use […]

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Sibelius Plug-in: Make Pitches Constant-Drums

John Hinchey — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:14:03 +0000

Make Pitches Constant-Drums is one of my favorite plugins related to creating drum set parts. It is a variation on Stefan Behrisch’s very versatile Make Pitches Constant plugin which I mentioned in my previous blog post. Thanks to Roman Molino Dunn for tweaking this version of the plugin and Daniel Spreadbury for posting it to […]

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Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 3-fully notated bars & plugins

John Hinchey — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:10:16 +0000

Continuing on with fully notated drum parts, here are some plugins I’ve found really helpful in streamlining the process. Duplicate Rests A really helpful plugin for dealing with duplicate rests is Hide Duplicate Rests. You will need to download the Hide Duplicate Rests plugin and install it. (How to install plugins) When notating in two […]

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Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 1

John Hinchey — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:59:48 +0000

Many if not most of the projects I arrange for require drum set parts. A drum set part can be as simple as measures filled with slashes that layout the form, to detailed notation showing every drum or cymbal struck by every limb. My experience is the best drum set parts fall somewhere in between, […]

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