music-score/docs/musicxml-spec/elements/stick.md

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stick

The element

Parent element:

    <percussion>

The element represents pictograms where the material of the stick, mallet, or beater is included.

Content

In this order

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Attributes

Name	Type	Required?	Description
dashed-circle	yes-no	No	Indicates the presence of a dashed circle around the round beater part of a pictogram. The value is no if not specified.
parentheses	yes-no	No	Indicates the presence of parentheses around the round beater part of a pictogram. The value is no if not specified.
tip	tip-direction	No	Represents the direction in which the tip of a stick or beater points, using Unicode arrow terminology.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples: