Re: pitch of notes when staff-lines = 1

Hi James,

This is documented in the MusicXML tutorial at http://www.musicxml.com/tutorial/percussion/staff-lines/ <http://www.musicxml.com/tutorial/percussion/staff-lines/>. It is also in the XSD documentation for the display-step-octave group: "If percussion clef is used, the display-step and display-octave elements are interpreted as if in treble clef, with a G in octave 4 on line 2. If not present, the note is placed on the middle line of the staff, generally used for a one-line staff.” The tutorial includes some examples.

Please let me know if this still seem unclear.

Best regards,
Michael

Michael Good
VP of MusicXML Technologies
MakeMusic, Inc.

> On Jun 8, 2018, at 1:57 AM, James Sutton <jsutton@dolphin-com.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> What is the rule for placing pitched notes on a staff with staff-lines < 5 with a percussion clef (not TAB)?
> I cannot find this anywhere in the documentation
> 
> Thanks
> James Sutton
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