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Lyrics begin part way through a song

Where the lyrics are the same for all voices, I'm OK. But when the lyrics change for a couple of voices, I don't want to put in all the lyrics, just the lyrics that are different from the rest of the voices (in this case the song is set for TTBB). I've found a solution using periods for syllables and they don't show up in the printout clearly so unless you're looking for them, you might not notice them. I believe someone has mentioned underscore (_). Does that leave a blank?

Re: Lyrics begin part way through a song

Reply #1 –
You can indeed use underscore characters (separated by spaces) to skip notes but you doo have to count up the affected notes. An alternative is to set the note property to 'lyric syllable never': you can select a whole section at once for this purpose.

Peter

Re: Lyrics begin part way through a song

Reply #2 –
The "lyric syllable never" solution I have found much neater than putting dozens of underscores. The only thing to be aware of is that it works for ALL lyrics on that note, so if you are using several lyric lines on the same stave (which it sounds like you are doing), you will have to use the dummy lyrics approach. If, however, each part is on a different stave (even if the staves are layered), disabling the lyrics for specific notes is a better approach.

Robin

Re: Lyrics begin part way through a song

Reply #3 –
If you are already using periods, then just replace the periods with underscores and voilà.

You can also use note properties to force selected notes to be skipped when attaching lyric syllables.

Re: Lyrics begin part way through a song

Reply #4 –
Thanks to everyone who replied to my query.

Re: Lyrics begin part way through a song

Reply #5 –
Using underscores for "missing" lyrics is not hard to do, if one has the song memorized. I just sing it to myself, and tap out the underscore as I go.

Do not attempt this if you use your computer while singing in the shower, due to risk of electrocution hazard.