Re: Subject: drum staves

[Flaming Hakama by Elaine]

> From: Riccardo <address@hidden>
> Subject: drum staves
> Hi, i just started to use lilypond (with frescobaldi editor).

Welcome.

> I use it for writing drum set scores.

> My problem is this: i need the small tom to be in the place of the hi hat
 (in the last upper space in the
staff… E note placement so to say…)
> i try to read the manuals but couldn't figure out how to change
this…
> i need this because i prepare students for London College of Music
 and their standard notation
> has the small tom in this position. Thank you so much for your help!!

I think the most relevant part of the Notation Reference: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-percussion

I'm not sure how to interpret what the manual says,  which seems to be moving the low tom up to the top space (among other things). 

But I'd give it a shot if you included a minimal example (say, two bars) of music you are trying to engrave. 

Custom percussion staves

If you do not like any of the predefined lists you can define your own list at the top of your file.

#(define mydrums '(
         (bassdrum        default   #f           -1)
         (snare           default   #f           0)
         (hihat           cross     #f           1)
         (halfopenhihat   cross     "halfopen"   1)
         (pedalhihat      xcircle   "stopped"    2)
         (lowtom          diamond   #f           3)))
up = \drummode { hh8 hh hhho hhho hhp4 hhp }
down = \drummode { bd4 sn bd toml8 toml }

\new DrumStaff <<
  \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table mydrums)
  \new DrumVoice { \voiceOne \up }
  \new DrumVoice { \voiceTwo \down }
>>

HTH,

David Elaine Alt

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