Note that this example only has one staff, whereas
the previous example had three seperate staves. That is because this
example begins with a single note. To determine the number of staves,
-LilyPond looks at the first element. If it's a single note, there's one
-staff; if there's a simultaneous expression, there's more than one staff.
+LilyPond looks at the first element. If it is a single note, there is one
+staff; if there is a simultaneous expression, there is more than one staff.
@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=2]
{
Articulations and fingerings are usually placed automatically, but you
can specify a direction using @samp{^} (up) or @samp{_} (down). You can
-also use multiple articulations on the same note. In most cases, it's
+also use multiple articulations on the same note. In most cases, it is
best to let LilyPond determine the articulation directions.
@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=2]