Re: expressive marks alignment, accent position

[Neil Thornock]

> 1) In the following snippet, I'd like the accents to be placed above the
> staff :
> {
> d'1-> d'2-> a'-> a'1->
> }

First off, articulations are Script objects, so only Script overrides
will have any effect.  See if perusing this page lends any clues:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals/Script#Script

Good luck!
Neil



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Neil Thornock, D.M.
Assistant Professor of Music
Composition/Theory
Brigham Young University
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