@node Defining context defaults
@subsection Defining context defaults
+The adjustments of the previous chapters can also be entered separate
+from the music, in the @code{\paper} block,
+
+@example
+ \paper {
+ @dots{}
+ \context @{
+ \StaffContext
+
+ \set fontSize = #-2
+ \override Stem #'thickness
+ \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
+ @}
+ @}
+@end example
+
+This
+@example
+ \StaffContext
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+takes the existing definition @context{Staff}, and adds
+changes some settings,
+
+@example
+ \set fontSize = #-2
+ \override Stem #'thickness
+ \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
+@end example
+
+
+
Context properties can be set as defaults, within the
@code{\paper} block. For example,