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Automatic staff changes
Voices can switch automatically between the top and the bottom staff. The syntax for this is
\autochange Staff \context Voice { ...music... }
The autochanger switches on basis of pitch (central C is the turning
point), and it looks ahead skipping over rests to switch rests in
advance. Here is a practical example:
\score { \notes \context PianoStaff <
\context Staff = "up" {
\autochange Staff \context Voice = VA < \relative c' {
g4 a b c d r4 a g } > }
\context Staff = "down" {
\clef bass
s1*2
} > }
Spacer rests are used to prevent the bottom staff from terminating too soon.![[picture of music]](lily-263334804.png)
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