Re: Initial Tempo?

[Zoltan Selyem]

> Thanks so much!  That's almost perfect.  I don't know how to raise
> the text up above the first few notes.
> What could I add to raise it up above the ledger line notes in the
> first measure?
Version 2.11 automatically positions the text correctly to avoid
collision.

However, you can increase the padding property yourself with
\override Score.RehearsalMark #'padding = #2.0

In your example:

\version "2.10.20"
\header {
        title = "High School of Cello Playing"
        subtitle = "40 Etudes"
        subsubtitle = "No. 1"
        composer = "David Popper"
        opus = "Op. 73"
}
\relative c {
        \clef bass

        \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
        \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-align-symbol = #'key-signature
        \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'padding = #2.0
        \mark \markup{\bold "Allegro molto moderato." }
        
        \time 12/8

          c8-. c'-. b-.     a-. c-. g-.     f-. a-. e-.     d-. f-. c-.     
b-. d'-. c-.     b-. d-. a-.     g-. b-. f-.     e-. g-. d-.
}



Zoltán