Jay, maybe this points you in the right direction using DrumStaff and/or RhythmicStaff.
Note the layout changes I added in the layout-block. Here you can find more details for modifications in that manner: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals.html#DrumStaff http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals.html#RhythmicStaff Markus %%% \version "2.8.4" \header { title = "Wax" composer = "Jay Hamilton" copyright = "CC lic.#2.5 some rights reserved Jay Hamilton 2006" } global = { #(set-global-staff-size 19) \key f \major \time 4/4 \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() } Flute = \relative c' { \set Staff.instrument = #"Flute" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "Flute" \clef treble r1 } Clarinet = \relative c' { \set Staff.instrument = #"Clarinet in C" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "Clarinet" \clef treble r1 } Alto = \relative c' { \set Staff.instrument = #"Alto Sax" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "Alto Sax" \clef treble r1 } Trumpet = \relative c { \set Staff.instrument = #"Trumpet in C" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "Trumpet" \clef treble r1 } woodblock = { \set Staff.instrument = #"Woodblock" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "woodblock" r1 } Ride = { \set Staff.instrument = #"Ride Cymbal" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "Ride" r1 } tom = { \set Staff.instrument = #"Floor Tom" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "Melodic Tom" r1 } bassdr = { \set Staff.instrument = #"Bass Drum" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "bassdrum" r1 } Violin = \relative c { \set Staff.instrument = #"Violin" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "violin" \clef treble r1 } Viola = \relative c' { \set Staff.instrument = #"Viola" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "viola" \clef alto r1 } Cello = \relative c { \set Staff.instrument = #"Cello" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "Cello" \clef bass r1 } Contrabass = \relative c { \set Staff.instrument = #"Contrabass" \set Staff.midiInstrument = "contrabass" \clef "F_8" r1 } \score { { << \context StaffGroup = A << \new Staff \Flute \new Staff \Clarinet \new Staff \Alto \new Staff \Trumpet >> \context StaffGroup = B << \new RhythmicStaff \woodblock \new RhythmicStaff \Ride \new RhythmicStaff \tom \new RhythmicStaff \bassdr >> \context StaffGroup = C << \new Staff \Violin \new Staff \Viola \new Staff \Cello \new Staff \Contrabass >> \context StaffGroup = D << \new DrumStaff \woodblock \new DrumStaff \Ride \new DrumStaff \tom \new DrumStaff \bassdr >> >> } \layout { \context { \RhythmicStaff \consists Clef_engraver clefGlyph = #"clefs.percussion" clefPosition = #0 } \context { \DrumStaff \override StaffSymbol #'line-count = #1 } } \midi {\tempo 4=112 } } %%% _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user