Hi-Hat Notation Question
Trying to notate a drum part with both closed and open Hi-hat hits. A common symbol for the open Hi-hat is an x on the line above the staff with a small "zero" or "o" above the stem. This doesn't seem to be present in the MuseScore 1.3 drum pallette, even though it has a symbol for open Hi-hat that sounds correct.
What to do?
Thanks.
Comments
You can change the note head, right click, note properties.
In reply to You can change the note head, by Jojo-Schmitz
Agreed, but MuseScore 1.3 doesn't have an open circle note head, and the circle-x isn't available for drum parts.
Open to other suggestions...
If you just want a marking in addition to the standard notehead, see the articulations palette for possibilities, or just add as text.
In reply to If you just want a marking in by Marc Sabatella
This is from another thread I just posted but this issue was part of it.
This is sort of the mother of drum notation issues and THE ultimate opportunity for MuseScore to shine. In short, if you address this, you will gain, I believe, copious amounts of cred and love from the scoring/publishing drumming community. I would stand on a mountain top and tweet to my hearts content if...
Anywhooo, it would be just deliriously and unconscionably exquisite if there *would* be a function to place an "o" above the hi-hat note...wait for it.....*automatically*. The circled x really indicates a crash or effects cymbal. I am not a programmer and do not know what they are up against to make this happen, but the best I could gather from my experience with Encore and their indifferent and uncommunicative staff of programmers was various sentiments synonymous to "shut up".
Would LOVE to see MuseScore hit a home run with this!