Hello everyone, >>"Hi all. I did a Google and an Archives search on how to notate rasgueado with lilypond, and the instructions there said to use an arpeggio."
For rasgueado indications, typically an arpeggio line is used with an arrowhead at the top or bottom to indicate the direction of the strum--up arrowhead to indicate down strum (lowest sounding string to highest sounding) or down arrow to indicate an up strum. Often, the right hand finger to use is indicated in conjunction with the rasgueado symbol--the standard "p" "i" "m" "a" symbols for the right hand fingers with the addition of "x" for the pinky finger. Sometimes, simply the abbreviation "Rasg." in italics is placed underneath the chord, leaving it to the performer to decide the manner of execution. This is the notation used in Spanish and English books that I have seen. Italian, German or other language editions may be different (naturally). >>"I've since discovered on Wikipedia that the up bow/down bow notation used for violins can be used for up strokes/down strokes for plucked string instruments." The "up bow" and "down bow" symbols are usually used only for plucked stringed instruments played with a plectrum. This is mostly restricted to popular music-chiefly method books. As I'm brand new to lilypond (and thus far, really enjoying it), I don't know how to tell lilypond to put arrowheads on arpeggio lines for rasgueado notation. Anyone? Hope this is helpful, Timothy--and anyone else whose mind this question may have been burning in. David Stocker http://www.thenotesetter.com www.thenotesetter.com PS--I also replied by email, but am not sure whether my reply was posted to the entire group. Sorry if you've received this message twice. ----- David Stocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thenotesetter.com -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Flamenco-Rasgueado-and-Lilypond-tp15818906p15820440.html Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user