Help Figuring Out Instrumentation

[MasterProX]

I'm afraid to ask this question... what are tams?

[Olimar12345]

umm...

[MasterProX]

Alright, so I think I finished the first page. (I apologize for the images being sideways and that the picture quality isn't the greatest... just... deal with it, I guess.)





Discuss.

[Waddle Bro]

y u writing by hand :O

[MasterProX]

I work on most of it at school, and I'd rather not bring my laptop and risk damaging it.

[Olimar12345]

Sometimes by hand can be faster.

Couple of things:
- you don't have to put the key and time sig at the top of the score, those things are already written elsewhere 
- it's not uncommon to combine staves for the non-pitched percussion. A common example would be to put the bass drum and the crash cymbal on the same satve. It could save you some room, too.
- not sure if you haven't finished it or not, but when the flutes enter they're playing in 6ths. The second flute is playing the same rhythm but the notes are "C#-B-C#-A"

Other than that, it looks great!

[MasterProX]

Awesome.

- I know, I put the keys and time there so my friend (who entered the notes into an app on his iPad) knew what to change his settings to (he... doesn't know much about music).
- Hm, I was thinking about that earlier...
- Ah, I see. I was working on it today and wondered "Damn, what instrument was next..." So it's the flute, apparently.

Also, when the trumpets and horns play the long crescendo note (0:17?), what notes (other than the high F#) are played?

[Olimar12345]

The trumpets play F#5, then the horns join them a measure later with  F#4 and a D4.