The stick type represents pictograms where the material of the stick, mallet, or beater is included.The parentheses and dashed-circle attributes indicate the presence of these marks around the round beater part of a pictogram. Values for these attributes are "no" if not present.
The
<stick>element.The stick type represents pictograms where the material of the stick, mallet, or beater is included.The parentheses and dashed-circle attributes indicate the presence of these marks around the round beater part of a pictogram. Values for these attributes are "no" if not present.
See
https://www.w3.org/2021/06/musicxml40/musicxml-reference/elements/stick/