Re: percussion (drum set) help

[David Wright]

On Fri 10 Nov 2017 at 12:27:19 (-0700), Paul Scott wrote:
> How can I move the eighth rest to the level of the snare drum part?
> sn8\rest doesn't seem to be allowed.
> Any other feedback on my code would also be appreciated.
> I'm successful with most of my percussion code.
> 
> \version "2.19.80"
> 
> \score{
>   \new DrumStaff
>   \drummode{
>     \clef percussion << { cymr4 4 4 4 } \\ { r8 sn8 4 4 4 } { hhp4 4 4 4 } >>
>   }
> }

You could try adding yet another voice, just for the rests:

 \\ { \notemode { c'8\rest } }

and replacing your r8 with s8

Cheers,
David.