On 10/16/2023 7:14 AM, Kevin Cole wrote:
there's a lyric "(clap)(clap)" with "X X" on the staff.
I have seen choral works use "X" note heads to indicate claps or foot-stomps.
The commands \xNotesOn and \xNotesOff seem worth trying. <https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/notation/note-heads> -- Karlin High Missouri, USA