lilypond-1.3.130

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+%{  When entering half music (I.e. for students to complete by hand)
+    you need the spacing to correspond to the timing - all measures same length, etc.
+    This thing implements it by adding invisible staff with lots of fast notes.
+%}
+
+\include "paper16.ly"
+\version "1.3.129";
+
+quickmeasure = \notes {[\repeat unfold 16 c''16]}
+mel = \notes \relative c' {c16 d16 e8 a4 g2 e8 d c2. g'1 e4 d c2}
+
+\score {
+\context PianoStaff \notes <
+  \context Staff = v <
+    \clef G;
+    \context Voice=melo {\mel}
+    \context Voice=invisible {
+       \property Voice.NoteHead \override #'transparent = ##t
+       \property Voice.Stem \override #'transparent = ##t
+       \property Voice.Beam \override #'transparent = ##t
+        \repeat unfold 4 \quickmeasure
+    }
+  >
+  \context Staff = empty \notes {\clef F; s1*4}
+>
+\paper {}
+}