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By default, metronome and rehearsal marks are printed above the staff. To place them below the staff simply set the <code>direction</code> property of <code>MetronomeMark</code> or <code>RehearsalMark</code> appropriately.
By default, metronome and rehearsal marks are printed above the staff. To place them below the staff simply set the <code>direction</code> property of <code>MetronomeMark</code> or <code>RehearsalMark</code> appropriately.


<lilypond version="2.24.0">
<lilypond version="2.24">
\layout {  
\layout {  
   indent = 0
   indent = 0

Revision as of 18:58, 16 November 2025

By default, metronome and rehearsal marks are printed above the staff. To place them below the staff simply set the direction property of MetronomeMark or RehearsalMark appropriately.

\version "2.24"

\layout { 
  indent = 0
  ragged-right = ##f 
}

{
  % Metronome marks below the staff 
  \override Score.MetronomeMark.direction = #DOWN
  \tempo 8. = 120
  c''1

  % Rehearsal marks below the staff
  \override Score.RehearsalMark.direction = #DOWN
  \mark \default
  c''1
}