Invisible note-head theory
So, I was just wondering what the theory is behind invisible note-head notation. I'm reading a rhythm part for piano, bass, elec. guitar, and drums. In it has a bunch of notes with invisible note-heads. Obviously, the stems and flags are visible. What does this notation mean?
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It depends on th context
But guitar strum patterns are notated this way.
In reply to It depends by ChurchOrganist
So, then in that case, does it matter where the invisible note is on the staff? Top, bottom, middle?
In reply to So, then in that case, does by Sean Oliveras
If it's invisible then probably not.
But if it's linked to a MIDI Drumset then changing the note will change the drum sound.
The notes will still be heard on playback unless that voice is muted.
In reply to So, then in that case, does by Sean Oliveras
the answer is no. What I do is notate the whole part (I always select the middle line)
I don't remove note heads, After selecting the part that is rhythm instead of directed notes, I go to the "notehead pallette" and double click the oblong notehead. That changes all the noteheads to a indefinite pitch and represents the rhythm I want played there.
the actual chords or notes are selected by the player, but they should be played in the notated rhythm.
Regards,
Just to mention in case anyone isn't aware - in conjunction with the 1.1 release, I provided a "slash notation" plugin (available in the plugin repository you can access via the menu at right of this page) than can automatically turn a notated passage into conventional rhythmic notation. That is, all notes are moved to the middle line, all noteheads are replaced with slashes, and playback of the notes is disabled (velocity set to 0). There is also an option to do this as what I call "accent" notation, which is the same but the notes are placed above the staff and made small. The assumption is this would be used in a multiple voice context to show accompaniment rhythm along with the melody.
In reply to Just to mention in case by Marc Sabatella
I'll have to try this next time.
Regards,
In reply to Just to mention in case by Marc Sabatella
How do I load the plug in?
In reply to R: 4611 by xavierjazz
Directions on how to load plugins for the various different systems supported by MuseScore are in the Handbook:
http://musescore.org/en/handbook/plugins
Reading this, I just realized there a user folder for them in Windows. I've been installing them into the actual program installation folder (under Program Files).
In reply to Directions on how to load by Marc Sabatella
Hi Marc,
I'm a newbie to Musescore and have been trying to load the slash notation plugin onto my Mac without any luck - is there a trick I'm missing?
T.
In reply to Loading Slash Plugin for Mac by teabags
You did follow the steps in http://musescore.org/en/handbook/plugins, didn't you? (BTW: I've just tried to make it more clear)
I don't have a Mac, but on my WinXP it works, just copy all the files into the plugins folder
In reply to You did follow the steps in by Jojo-Schmitz
That works beautifully! I'm astounded and grateful that such a good piece of software is available free on the net.
One more question - is it possible to add lyrics when using the slashes (just 4 in a bar instead of the rhythmic-type), i.e. without having to link a syllable/word to a note?
In reply to Thanks!... and 1 more question by teabags
I can think of two ways to do this. One would be to enter melody notes in another voice and make them invisible ((at least, I think that would work). The other would be to just attach your words to the slashes themselves (they are ordinary motes, really), perhaps using ctrl-space to let you enter multiple words per slash if necessary. I think I would prefer the hidden notes in another voice, though.