Percussion entries with multiple notes and one stave line
For percussion entries with multiple sounds, should there be multiple lines, instead of just one?
For example:
Currently in MuseScore, Bongos only have one line and the notes are placed on either side:
I propose changing it so that Bongos have two lines and each note be mapped on a line:
This is how it's done in some band scores:
The scores were produced in 1.3, but it's also the same using a 2.0 Nightly Build (b0f01b4) - Mac 10.7.5.
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Comments
I've seen both ways in published scores (using either the spaces or lines). I haven't seen enough percussion written to know if one is more predominant than the other. Gould, "Behind Bars" suggests either ("Line notation", p. 283).
Given that a) there is no accepted standard for bongo notation, and b) MuseScore is flexible enough to provide different forms of bongo notation, I propose that different templates are provided so bongo players can choose the one they prefer,
In orchestral scores, however, they should be notated on 1 line to save space.