Hi Jef,

I think for maximum clarity, I'd probably want to use a circle X for the 
cross-stick, and a circle with two slashes through it for the stick shot. That 
way, you can label (with text) the first instance, and leave all four 
techniques unlabeled thereafter.

Cheers,

- DJA
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On 7 Mar 2012, at 6:25 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote:

> 
> true, i came across the x-notehead for that, but 
> i have the problem that i have at the moment is a 
> piece where the player plays *on* the rim (not 
> rimshot or cross-stick) as well, indicated with 
> an x-notehead.
> 
>> With drum set, not much is standardized, but a 
>> rimshot is often written a slashed-circle 
>> notehead ("ΓΈ", but filled-in), while a 
>> cross-stick is usually an "X" notehead 
>> (sometimes enclosed in a circle) on the snare 
>> drum space.
>> 
>> I don't know if there's a standard way of 
>> notating a two-stick rim shot -- those are 
>> comparatively unusual in rock or jazz.
> 
> what about the following?  note i use a symbol 
> for rimshots, not a notehead (quite common in new 
> music).
> http://newmusicnotation.com/TEMPFILES/rimshotnotation.pdf
> 
> 0) ord snare
> 1) normal rimshot ("pistol")
> 2a) cross-stick (tip on skin, shank on rim)
> 2b) play directly on rim (stick's only contact point is rim)
> 3) "traditional" rimshot (2-stick)
> 
> i think this would be totally clear and minimizes 
> (as much as possible) annotations/text needed in 
> the score, and takes up very little space, which 
> is always an issue for me, especially in cases 
> where there are changing indications on each new 
> note
> 
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