THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP! The slurs look less terrible now! I submitted my application to a program this summer so it was super important for me to get done! And you all came through for me. I deeply appreciate it!
I have different issues coming up, so expect more questions lol -Molly On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:41 PM David Nalesnik <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Molly, > > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 12:22 PM Molly Preston <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > \version "2.20.0" > > > > > > \score { << > > > > \new Staff { > > \new Voice > > dis'2. cis'4 ~ > > cis'4 e'4 dis'2 > > } > > \addlyrics {leop -- ard crys -- tal} > > << > > \new PianoStaff > > \new Staff = "upper" > > { > > \shape #'((0 . 0.5) (0 . 0.5) (0 . 0.5) (0 . 5)) PhrasingSlur > > d'8 \( > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > > > \change Staff = "upper" > > d'' ' > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > \change Staff = "upper" > > d''8 > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > > > \change Staff = "upper" > > d'' > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > \break > > \change Staff = "upper" > > > > d''8 > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > > > \change Staff = "upper" > > d''' > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > \change Staff = "upper" > > d''8 > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > > > \change Staff = "upper" > > d'' > > \change Staff = "lower" > > d > > \change Staff = "upper" > > <d'd''>2\) r2 > > > > } > > \new Staff = "lower" { > > \clef bass > > s1*3 > > } > > > > >> > > > > >> } > > > > This might be the closest I can get to a tiny example right now. It > isn't exactly doing what it's doing in my score. In my score there is more > space between the voice and piano. Where it says crystal in this example is > where the slur is colliding with the lyrics in my score. The accompaniment > is chords, the melody is approximately correct. > > > > I used \shape in this example to move the end of the slur up a bit at > the end of the first measure, but I don't think it changes the rest of the > slur after the break. I am wondering why this is? And how to correct it? > > You are right that \shape is affecting only the first piece of the > slur. All you need to do to adjust the second bit is to add a list of > offsets for that part. Something like this: > > \shape #'( > ((0 . 0.5) (0 . 0.5) (0 . 0.5) (0 . 5)) ; first part > ((0 . 0) (0 . 0) (0 . 0) (0 . -1)) ; second part > ) PhrasingSlur > > > > > I guess I'm looking for any advice on how you prefer to tweak your > slurs. How do you all do it? What's easiest for you and why? > > > > I really prefer using lilypond, but my teacher may actually make me get > Sibelius when he sees all these slur mishaps lol. I've used lilypond for > years because I loathed Finale. I just still have a lot to learn and > understand. > > Same reason I switched from Finale! By the way, one suggestion that > will make using LilyPond even more attractive: instead of repeating > \change Staff = "upper" you could do > > up = \change Staff = "upper" > > so then you only need to write > > \up > > > > > -Molly > > Best, > David >
