Thank you Jef, things are getting clearer. I remember studying (and actually assumed) that a half note with the tremolo symbol was to be interpreted as a double open stroke roll, whereas the tremolo indicated a single stroke roll; in contrast to these two notations the Z would indicate the bouncing four strokes. How would the two be differentiated in a list of rudiments?
Giovanni -------- Giovanni Andreani www.giovanniandreani.eu > >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 > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
