Okay so for this to work you have to abandon the previous Piano staff style.
the following code should work. However the latest rest is now set to high ( because it thinks its the 1st voice? How can this be adjusted? \header { title = "Composition Study I: Techniques" composer = "Joel Ramsbottom" tagline = "" % removed } \layout { \context { \PianoStaff \consists #Span_stem_engraver } } %Piano Score { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \clef treble \time 5/4 \tempo "Andante" 4 = 76 des'4 e' } \new Staff { \clef bass r4 \voiceOne \autoBeamOff \crossStaff { b} r4 } >> } -- Sent from: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/User-f3.html _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user