LilyPond Internals Reference: 1.1.72 SkipMusic

### 1.1.72 SkipMusic

Filler that takes up duration, does not print anything, and also does not create staves or voices implicitly.

Syntax: `\skip` duration

Properties:

> `iterator-ctor` (procedure):

>   `ly:simple-music-iterator::constructor`

>   Function to construct a `music-event-iterator` object for this music.

> `length-callback` (procedure):

>   `ly:music-duration-length`

>   How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘`scm/define-music-types.scm`’.

> `name` (symbol):

>   `'SkipMusic`

>   Name of this music object.

> `types` (list):

>   `'(general-music event rhythmic-event skip-event)`

>   The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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