Kieren I tried testing out your suggestions: toptreb = { c }
topfoot = { \clef percussion \stemUp \autoBeamOn \override NoteHead #'style = #'triangle a16 [a ]r8. ..... \time 5/16 \set Timing.beatStructure = #'(5) \tag #'test {} ..... \new Staff = "up" { \clef treble \pushToTag #'test \toptreb \topfoot } All that gives me is the entire contents of \topfoot dumped onto the treble steff, no sign of the contents of \toptreb. Is this happening because I have something other than spacers in \topfoot ? James thanks for your clarification of the Lilypond philosophy, makes sense and I wish I'd thought about it 400 bars ago! :( -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Skip-to-Specific-Bar-tp150577p150631.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user