SR-2 Big Band Drum Parts

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This request comes from Martin Nickless and it’s about how to write Big Band Drum Parts! Specifically how to write drum parts where you have slashes (or one bar repeats) with cue notes above. This is a multi-step process so this tutorial will be a bit of a walk-through of how to do this. In the process you may learn a few other neat tricks and techniques along the way, so it’s worth a watch even if you don’t need to write drum set parts specifically.
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[bradcole]

Jason's tutorials are by far the best available anywhere online. He not only shows you how to do something, but also why. It's the "why" which helps you understand the mysterious architecture of Finale, so that you may find solutions to future problems on your own. If you find his lessons valuable, as I have, please consider making a donation to him. He obviously works very hard on these lessons and deserves some compensation for his time and talent.

[pedro_formuladapartitura]

VERY GOOD! WONDERFULL VIDEO! AFTER WATCHING ALL THE YOUTUBE SERIES GOT EASY TO TRY THESE EXAMPLES! THANKS!!

[samstewart]

Thanks for the videos. Very helpful. You can in fact use the Single Pitch plug-in in a percussion staff. After applying the plug-in, click Retranscribe in the MIDI/Audio menu.

[riffraftmusic]

Jason, you keep de-mystifying Finale. Thanks!

[billtubehart]

This is great! A little tricky but worth it. Thanks Jason.

[billtubehart]

Great to know! A little tricky but worth it.

[SebSquonks]

A lot of things I didn't know about! A thing that is not really visible in the video is how the noteheads with half note value or longer are displayed. I hope it will be the same as the regular rhythmic notation staff style, so some sort of squared hollow slashes. I think I see something that looks something like a rounded up half note with an x?

[Hincharts]

Great tutorial! To skip the steps of having to use 'Transpose Percussion Note Type' for every note do the following: 1-Copy the tpt part into the drums staff 2-Plugins>Notes, Beams, Rest>Single pitch and set to G5 or whatever pitch you prefer, OK. Now you won't see a change yet until... 3-MIDI/Audio>Retranscribe. Now you will see normal noteheads on the G5 (or whatever you picked). Carry on from there.

[garye]

Cool lesson Jason, thanks for sharing it.
Do you have many other drum notation videos?
Thanks in advance.

[michaelgarding]

Great tutorial once again!! Is thee a way to save these new staff styles to use in future arrangements?

[umbachk]

Jason. Well done video and channel. My question is when reducing note size for cues how do you keep the dynamics the proper size. Thanks

[DavidMorehead]

Thank you for the information. The process is cumbersome and takes too long for something so common. Makemusic needs to come up with a simple, fast way to do this.

[gengee]

Nice video! Sound like Jeff Goldblum lol

[riffraftmusic]

This is the 2nd time I've watched this video, going all the way through and making a drum part. HUGE help-thanks, Jason! Am seeking a way to put "Time for # measures" with something that looks like a multi-measure rest symbol for the drummers instead of putting it in a text box and leaving all the measures visible. Any ideas?

[gianniizzo]

Hi, si può avere video su Script Lua?
Giovanni

[TeleStrat]

Is there any way to assign a midi note value to the rhythm cues? That would simplify note entry.

[Deech]

Do you know if there's a way to change the notation itself in a drum part to a different font? I've seen different styles before but not sure how to go about doing it. Thanks!