@var{staffname}. Typical values for @var{staffname} are
@code{"up"} and @code{"down"}, or @code{"RH"} and @code{"LH"}.
+The staff to which the voice is being switched must exist at the
+time of the switch. If necessary, staves should be @qq{kept alive},
+see @ref{Keeping contexts alive}.
+
Cross-staff notes are beamed automatically:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
Notation Reference:
@ref{Stems},
-@ref{Automatic beams}.
+@ref{Automatic beams},
+@ref{Keeping contexts alive}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Keyboards}.
explicitly, using @code{\lyricmode}
@end itemize
+The @code{Voice} context containing the melody to which the lyrics
+are being aligned must not have @qq{died}, or the lyrics after that
+point will be lost. This can happen if there are periods when that
+voice has nothing to do. For methods of keeping contexts alive, see
+@ref{Keeping contexts alive}.
+
+
@menu
* Automatic syllable durations::
* Manual syllable durations::
@seealso
+Notation Reference:
+@ref{Keeping contexts alive}.
+
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{Lyrics}.