a "normal" (i.e. buzz) roll on snare is groups of 2 bounces (double strokes) per hand (timpani only single stroke rolls). use the standard tremolo sign (in older literature the wavy-line trill symbol was used). if you want 4 per hand you are best to indicate it in text (in addition to the tremolo sign).
the Z in new music is often used to indicate as fast as possible, i.e. faster than is really "normal" on the instrument, so probably best to avoid using it. >A question for the percussion notation experts out there: what is >the best notation symbol for representing a half note to be played >with a multiple bounce roll? >I recall the "Z" symbol to be placed over the half value note's >stem, but is this the most commonly used one? I don't want the >player to interpret the notation as a normal roll, by alternating >left and right, but bouncing four groups of 32nd notes and changing >hand at every group. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
