I guess I'll have to remember those symbols then. lol! The manual did not 
explain them at all. Is there a way to memorize these? I'm coming from braille 
music here lol!

lol. I know what percent is. I think I might have been going faster then my 
brain. Hehahah. 

Thanks and take care.
On Mar 18, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Tim Reeves <[email protected]> wrote:

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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00:40 -0700
> > From: Tim Reeves <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: lilypond-user Digest, Vol 124, Issue 124
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> > > Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:20:32 -0700
> > > From: Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]>
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> > > Hello to all. I was tryign to look up accents and staccato marks in 
> > > lily pond. I found a lit of articulations but it just shows the 
> > > image of music and the manual at least as far as I can tell does not
> > > explain what % and - and + mean etc etc etc.
> > > 
> > > I thin I remember how to do it but is there text I can write? I 
> > > tried accent and staccato, but that failed with a bang. i put 
> > > comments on where these things should be for my own benefit  so I 
> > > can add them before the project is due, and just wrote the notes 
> > > down  for now.
> > > 
> > > any thoughts on how I should go about doing this?
> > > 
> > > Thanks and be blessed.
> > > 
> > 
> > + is not really an articulation, it is the symbol for a stopped note. OK, 
> > Lilypond calls it an articulation. I don't (I'm a horn player, but so is 
> > Han-Wen who I'm sure put it in originally, so go figure!)
> > 
> > % is not an articulation, it is the symbol for a comment (in the lilypond 
> > code).
> > 
> > - combines with other symbols to make articulations: . (staccato) < 
> > (accent)  - (tenuto) etc.
> > It is quicker to type than \staccato etc.
> > 
> > Example:
> >   d4-> f-> g-> a
> >   g8-. e-. c-. g-.
> >   c4-- e-- d-^ f-^ 
> 
> Sorry for messing up the thread subject. One of the drawbacks of getting the 
> emails in digest format is you have to change the subject when you reply. 
> 
> 
> Tim Reeves

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