Re: Switching to drummode and back

[Aaron Hill]

On 2018-06-19 06:41, foxfanfare wrote:
> for illustration, this works but I wonder if it is the "easiest" way to 
> do
> it:
>
> \new Staff \with {
>    \accepts DrumStaff
> } {
>   \override Staff.StaffSymbol.line-count = #1
>   \clef percussion
>   \drums {
>     hh8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 }
>
>   \stopStaff
>   \new Voice {
>     \override Staff.StaffSymbol.line-count = #5
>     \startStaff
>     \clef bass
>     \key bes \major
>     c4 d e f g
>     }
> }

To indicate a single backing rhythm between melodic phrases, I would 
just use a CueVoice and slash notes:

%%%%
  \version "2.19.81"
  melody = { s2. s8 e'16 f' | g'8 16 16~ 16 8 16~ 4 s4 }
  rhythms = { b'8. 16 4 r4 16 16 s8 | s2. 16 8. }
  \new Staff <<
    \new Voice \melody
    \new CueVoice
      \with { \override NoteHead.style = #'slash }
      \rhythms
  >>
%%%%

This might be "easier" than switching back and forth between staff types 
and clefs, providing you don't need the expressiveness of an actual 
DrumStaff.

-- Aaron Hill