Knute, Some instructions are here https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/notation/inside-the-staff#fingering-instructions although it refers mainly to stringed instrument.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Knute Snortum Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 7:36 AM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Putting finger substitution in the LilyPond manual In this thread (1) we discussed how to notate the piano technique of holding down one note and changing fingers without releasing the note. Wikipedia calls this "substitution." (2) I would like to put a section in the manual that explains how to notate this. It seems to be a fairly common thing in piano music and yet there's no mention of it that I can find. I think a quick explanation could go in the Fingering section (3) or the Keyboard Snippets section (4). Wikipedia states that this technique is used by violin players too but I don't know if it is notated the same way or not. The text would be something like: *** begin manual text Sometimes the keyboardist will want to hold down a key with one finger then change fingers without lifting the key up. This is called substitution and it can be notated several ways. With a dash between the numbers: [snippet showing a dash between fingering numbers] With a tie over or under the numbers: [snippet showing the \undertie and \overtie techniques] *** end manual text Any thoughts on this? 1. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2021-10/msg00290.html 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_substitution 3. https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/learning/within_002dstaff-objects#fingering 4. https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/snippets/keyboards -- Knute Snortum
