\score { \new ChoirStaff = "choirStaff" << \new Staff = "sopranoStaff" { \new Voice = "sopranoVoice" { R1 << R1 \new Staff = "soloStaff" \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" alignAboveContext = #"sopranoStaff" fontSize = #-3 \override StaffSymbol #'staff-space = #(magstep -3) \override StaffSymbol #'thickness = #(magstep -3) } \new CueVoice = "soloVoice" { \relative c'' { c4 c c c16[ c c % workaround for issue 1551 c16*1/2] \hideNotes c32 | } } \new Lyrics = "soloLyrics" \with { alignBelowContext = "soloStaff" \override LyricText #'font-size = #-2 } \lyricsto "soloVoice" { Rea -- dy choir! Go for it now! } >> \relative c'' { b4 b b b | c4 c c c | } } } \new Lyrics = "sopranoLyrics" \lyricsto "sopranoVoice" { and here we are! La la la la } \new Staff = "altoStaff" { \new Voice = "altoVoice" { \relative c'' { R1*2 b4 b b b | c4 c c c | } } } >> }