Re: beginner stanza help

[Samuel Speer]

No one's calling you an idiot.

In your example, you create a variable called text and then define it as the first stanza. However, the second stanza is sort of just-- hanging out there. Try renaming your first variable textOne and then before the second \lyricmode add textTwo = , then in your score you will add two lyric lines below the voice.

textOne = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"1. "

here are | %m1

the words | %m2

}

textTwo = \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"2. "

here are | %m1

more words | %m2

}

mySong = { c'2 d' e' f' }

\score {

<<

\new Voice \mySong

\addlyrics \textOne

\addlyrics \textTwo

>>

}

On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Steven Arntson <address@hidden> wrote:

Colin Campbell <address@hidden> writes:

> On 14-09-09 06:35 PM, Steven Arntson wrote:
>> I'm trying to get stanzas to work for a song that has two verses. What
>> am I doing wrong?
>>
>> text = \lyricmode {
>>    \set stanza = #"1. "
>>       here are               | %m1
>>       the words              | %m2
>>    }
>>    \lyricmode {
>>    \set stanza = #"2. "
>>       here are               | %m1
>>       more words             | %m2
>>    }
>>
>> Thank you, if you have any advice for me!
>> steven
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> It is *always* worth having a look at the Manual, Steven. In this case:
>  http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/stanzas
> should get you going.
>
> Cheers,
> Colin

Yes, I read it, tried, failed, and posted my query. If I am too much of
an idiot to deal with, I understand. Such is life.

-s

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