In any musical score, instruments with the highest note ranges are assigned to the top of the score and those with the lowest ranges are assigned to the bottom.
This feature allows me to compose snare, tenor and bass parts simultaneously (as in the example below) and then print out separate parts for each section of the corps later on. As with many big feature-rich programs, the learning curve for Sibelius was very steep and it took me three years of using the program to learn its most important feature: I could finally get my entire drum corps on the same page-literally! Because Sibelius is a traditional notation program used for orchestral and wind ensemble scoring, it has the ability to display multiple staves (lines of music) on the same page. Sibelius, and it's main competitor "Finale" are the two most powerful score writing programs on the market today.
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The software I use to compose and transcribe drum scores is called "Sibelius". The power of these programs allows composers access to features that make the composition and distribution of drum scores much easier. Thankfully things have changed over the last few decades and music notation software is readily available. Scores were distributed by making photocopies (as long as you knew someone that had access to a copier) and changes to scores required whiteout and a pen. There were virtually no music notation programs available and those that did exist could not handle pipe band drumming notation. In my early years writing drum scores I used loose leaf paper, a pencil and (most importantly) a good eraser.
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