"Play 8" feature for drum part
for drum parts it would be really useful if there was a way to have eight measures grouped together and be able to just put a "play 8" text over a small area for more road map style like jazz big band or other similar type drum parts. It's hard to describe without an image but if you look at the image attached you'll see what I mean.
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So an 8 measure repeat? Or a measure repeat 8 times?
In reply to So an 8 measure repeat? by Jojo-Schmitz
Not a repeat, and not specifically for 8 measures but an indication to play a given number of bars of "time" that can be condensed into a small space for a more "road map" style drum part. This type of thing is very common in big band jazz drum parts and can be easily done in finale/dorico and sibelius. Again, it'll make more sense if you look at the image.
In reply to Not a repeat, and not… by gotfritng
I did look at the image (which would have been easier had it been inlined)
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/measure-and-multi-measure-repeats
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by Raymond Wicquart
Thank you. I appreciate the help. That is still not really the same feature though. With that you get
![Screen Shot 2025-03-25 at 1.17.00 AM.png]( "Screen Shot 2025-03-25 at 1.17.00 AM.png")
But what I'm talking about is
![Screen Shot 2025-03-24 at 9.37.34 AM.png]( "Screen Shot 2025-03-24 at 9.37.34 AM.png")
In reply to Thank you. I appreciate the… by gotfritng
Hmm, I had thought you might be able to use a hidden multi-measure rest with the "Play n" in a text field, but you can't put any text in place of the standard MMR. :-(
You wrote:
> ...an indication to play a given number of bars of "time" that can be condensed into a small space for a more "road map" style drum part. <
If I understand correctly, you really do not need actual, written drum notation but rather that the drummer "fills in" or plays -- e.g., a standard bossa nova beat -- for a number of bars:
![Play 8.png]( "Play 8.png")
Rehearsal marks can be used in conjunction with multimeasure rests to separate 14 bars into a "Play 8" and a "Play 6". The multimeasure rests can be made invisible and the "Play" rehearsal marks moved onto the staff.
Playback, of course, will be silent for those "bars of time". Any specific drum notation placed elsewhere (e.g., for intros, changes, or breaks) will be heard.
Here's an example score:
Play 8.mscz
To see the multimeasure rests, open the eye icon next to 'Invisible' in the Properties panel.
In reply to You wrote: > ...an… by Jm6stringer
SWEET!!! That's what I was trying to do. It didn't occur to me to include TWO Rehearsal Marks on the same measure.
That's correct: it's not a percussion staff, but it works with them too.