Re: newbie issues:repetition, midi & lyrics

[Robin Bannister]

Grateful Frog wrote: 
> how to get that out in a midi file that plays properly, 
> and only the melody not the lyrics and chords?

You can get the midi output to do repeats, 
but it won't know about the D.C. 

So give it a helping hand by defining 

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
myNotesDC = {  
 \repeat volta 2 \notesOne 
 \repeat volta 2 \notesBridge
 \alternative  {
   {\notesBridgeEndA}
   {\notesBridgeEndB}
 }
 \relative c'
 \notesOne
 \notesCoda
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

and then set up a separate score block, just for the midi. 

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% MIDI Output
\score { 
 \unfoldRepeats { \relative c' \myNotesDC }

 \midi {
   \context {
     \Score tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 86 4)
   }
 }
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Keep the first score block for the sheet music alone 
i.e. remove its midi block.

Cheers,
Robin