Time Value for Chord Symbols

[Sherry C]

Hi Ralph,

Would it be suitable to write the staff as a percussion staff, using one of the "other" notehead types? I've seen that used occasionally, though not as often as the slash-rhythm that you're referring to. The notes would need to have a velocity of 0.

I don't know if your rhythm instrument will also have other "real" notes or not. If it does, then my suggestion above won't work. If it doesn't have any "real" notes, then it may be an option, especially as you can then have the stems you need to indicate timing.

If the instrument does have "real" notes in it, you could do the part as a two-staff part, one with the "real" notes, and one with the "rhythm only" percussion notes.

Sorry there isn't a really good work around at this point that I can come up with. Maybe someone else has a better idea?

ttfn,
Sherry