I have a composer who wants me to notate a conga effect -- the player
plays five strokes on the conga head with his right hand while
putting pressure on it with his left elbow. (Or vice versa -- it
doesn't matter.) He starts with a lot of elbow pressure but gradually
applies less pressure, so the effect sounds like five descending
notes. (The effect is common in Afro-Cuban playing but I've never had
to notate it before).
The composer initially wanted to use noteheads on different staff
lines to indicate the descending figure, but I think that's
misleading because the effect is played entirely on a single conga.
(Other measures have parts for two congas notated on different staff
spaces.)
What do you think the most concise way of notating and explaining the
desired effect would be? (The part is for a classical percussionist.)
Cheers,
- Darcy
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