Percussion name

Hi, I am new to Dorico and learning process in painful so far.
I have a few simple questions.

  1. I couldn’t find a Tam-tam instrument when creating project. Is this instrument available in Dorico?
  2. After not being able to find a Tam-tam, I decided to add a percussion staff, but it appears in the score as Tom-tom. Under edit name it appears as Percussion. What seems to be the problem?

Yes, Dorico has a tam-tam instrument. In Setup mode, type Shift+P to add a new player, then type “tam” into the search box at the top of the instrument picker. The first matching instrument will be Tam-tam.

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Thank you! That was easy. It looks like Dorico is all about abbreviations. Where can I find the complete list?

I’m not aware of there being a full written list, but maybe there is somewhere. When you enter Setup Mode, the new player list gives you very full options for what instruments you use.

This is what pops up for me when I click on Brass, this is just the first page too.

You can see all the instruments in Library>Instruments