"Accent" notehead for flute pizzicato

Hi!

While attempting to arrange some pieces for the solo flute, I noticed
that SMuFL doesn't seem to define the "accent" notehead which is a
common way to indicate pizzicato/"slap tongue" technique in many modern
pieces. I am aware of a few other ways to notate slap tongue, but the
accent notehead is the method I have encountered the most.

What would be the process for suggesting that this notehead be added to
SMuFL?

For clarity, here are a few examples of slap tongue notation using the
accent notehead. You may note that, unfortunately, there seem to be many
inconsistencies in how different engravers choose to format it:

https://i.imgur.com/XYmlZ3G.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UZoi0mq.png
https://i.imgur.com/QxcDYzI.png
https://i.imgur.com/8V5mHaH.png

It's worth noting that along with this notehead, there are a few other
ways people have chosen to notate this technique, including an accent
mark drawn through the note's stem and a circle with a slash drawn
through the note's stem, though these methods seem to be much less common.

Thanks!
Katie Wolfe

Received on Tuesday, 2 February 2021 09:31:07 UTC