Re: Used piano template, but need extra melody staff

[Aaron Hill]

On 2019-11-09 1:49 pm, Robin Bannister wrote:
> Stacy Fatemi wrote:
>
> > .... but halfway through notating the song I realized
> > that I actually need a second melody staff. Maybe a rookie question, 
> > but
> > how do I add one?
>
>
> Extend your PianoStaff
>
>     \new PianoStaff <<
>       \new Staff = "upper" \upper
>       \new Staff = "lower" \lower
>     >>
>
> to include a third staff, for example:
>
>     \new PianoStaff <<
>       \new Staff = "upper" \upper
>       \new Staff = "middle" \middle
>       \new Staff = "lower" \lower
>     >>

I am uncertain that approach does what was being asked.  It adds a new 
staff *between* the piano hands, rather than add a new staff like the 
one for the existing melody.  Consider this alternate pattern:

%%%%
\version "2.19.83"

common = { \key g \major \time 4/4 }

descant = \fixed c'' { \clef treble \common b,4 c d e }
melody = \fixed c' { \clef treble \common g4 a b c' }

upper = \fixed c' { \clef treble \common <d g b>2 <g b d'> }
lower = \fixed c { \clef bass \common g,4 d g2 }

\score {
  <<
    \new Staff \descant
    \new Staff \melody
    \new PianoStaff <<
      \new Staff \upper
      \new Staff \lower
    >>
  >>
  \layout { \context { \Score \RemoveEmptyStaves } }
}
%%%%


-- Aaron Hill