User Manual

12.11
In Notion you place notes on a ve-line percussion sta to “play” a standard drum set in any score using the
sounds that install with the program. (The “pitches” discussed below are the equivalents on a treble clef.)
TIP: Have you checked out the various patterns and lls available with the
Drum Library under the Tools heading in the Menu bar?
Bass Drum and Snare
The rst Table details how to notate for Bass Drum and Snare (F4 and C5 pitches).
Sound Pitch Requirements (if any)
Bass drum kick F4
Snare strike
C5
Snare roll Add tremolo dashes (press Shift + / three times)
Snare dead Add plus sign
Snare cross-stick Use circle-x notehead (press X ve times)
Snare rim-shot Use slashed notehead (press X four times)
Snare stick-shot Use triangle notehead (press X three times)
Snare rim Use x notehead (press X once)
Tom-Toms
This Table details how to notate for tom-toms of various sizes.
Layout for tom-toms.
Sound Pitch Requirements (if any)
16” strike
G416” roll Add tremolo dashes (press Shift + / three times)
16” rim shot Use slashed notehead (press X four times)
14” strike
A414” roll Add tremolo dashes (press Shift + / three times)
14” rim shot Use slashed notehead (press X four times)
Special Markings for Drum Set