Re: Absolute newbie: how do I ... ?

[Bailey James E.]

Am 12.11.2008 um 13:49 schrieb guysnape:

> I've just got Lilypond working, I want to use it to print some music  
> reading
> practice sheets for my son who is learning piano. Is it possible to  
> produce
> a page containing the following?
>
> A text instruction (e.g. "Write the note name underneath each note")
>
> A staff with notes on it with an underscore character or two exactly  
> under
> each note (I guess treating them as lyrics), leaving sufficient  
> space for
> the letter name to be written.
>
> Another text instruction ("Put the correct note above each letter")
>
> A blank staff with letter names evenly spaced underneath (or between  
> the
> treble and bass staves).
>
> Any guidance gratefully received.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - guy

Certainly, \markup blocks can be written outside of a \score block. So  
you could create a simple file like:
\paper { ragged-right=##f indent = 0 }
\layout { \context { \Score \remove Bar_engraver } }
\markup "Write the note name underneath each note"
\score {
   <<
      \new Staff \new Voice = practice \relative c' { c2 d e f g a b  
c }
      \new Lyrics \lyricsto practice \lyricmode { _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ }
   >>
}

\markup "Put the correct note above each letter"
\score {
   <<
      \new Staff \new Voice = practice \relative c' { \hideNotes c2 d  
e f g a b c }
      \new Lyrics \lyricsto practice \lyricmode { C D E F G A B C }
   >>
}