- 5 – Slash Notation, Rhythmic Notation & Kicks Over Time

Slash Notation
There are a number You can indicate a style and then use slashes to really give
of ways to simplify your drummer a lot of freedom. Select the measures you
your drum scores, want slashes on, go to the Staff menu and select Apply Staff
making it easier on Style. When the window comes up, select Slash Notation.
you, and allowing
your drummer more
freedom with their
playing. These are
called Staff Styles and
they are created with
the staff tool.

If you are OK with your drummer improvising within

a specific drum groove, you can input the drum
notation for a few measures and then write “simile”
above slashes.
Rhythmic Notation (or stop time)
You may want the whole band to break down
to a particular rhythmic figure during a measure
for accent. You can accomplish this with the
Rhythmic Notation staff style. Add the rhythm in
the measure on any pitches, and then create
the staff style the same way as before.

Kicks Over Time

If you want the band to
accent a certain rhythm,
are not concerned with
which specific drums are
played, and want the
groove to continue Choose Define Staff Styles from the Staff menu,
without going into stop and then Select from the Staff Styles window.
time, you can add the
rhythm on top of slash
notation.

Apply slash notation, and

add the rhythm in layer 2,
above the staff. Point the Now check Show Notes In Other Layers,
stems up with the L key, and you have kicks over time.
and click and drag any
rests up above the staff.

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