Music and lyrics
Work with musical numbers, sung text and music references.
A musical number has a name and a type, Song or Instrumental. Placing it in the script gives it a start and a musical span. Lyrics is the block type for the words a character sings.
For example, Robin starts Time to go, sings The road is calling me., and Alex speaks Wait for me. while the music continues.
What would you like to do?
Section titled “What would you like to do?”| Task | Guide |
|---|---|
| Insert a musical number while writing a stage direction | Add music to a stage direction |
| Choose where a musical span ends or change its ending | Choose where music plays |
| Write sung words, asides and spoken interruptions | Write lyrics and spoken lines |
| Find a number, its start or its effective end | Find music in your script |
| Create numbers in advance or edit their names and types | Manage musical numbers |
| Attach, preview or replace a PDF score | Attach a score PDF |
| Remove a placement for reuse or delete the number | Unassign or delete music |
A number, its placement and its words
Section titled “A number, its placement and its words”A number can wait in the Music list as Unassigned until you place it. Its start and end describe where music accompanies the script. Lyrics and Dialogue describe how the words are delivered, so you can switch between singing and speaking within the same musical span.
For speakers and groups, see Characters. For output with integrated scores, see Pages and export.