#### 3.10.2 Manual staff switches

Voices can be switched between staves manually, using the following command

         \change Staff = staffname music

The string staffname is the name of the staff. It switches the current voice from its current staff to the Staff called staffname. Typically staffname is `"up"` or `"down"`. The `Staff` referred to must already exist, so usually the setup for a score will start with a setup of the staves,

           <<
           \context Staff = up {
             \skip 1 * 10  % keep staff alive
             }
           \context Staff = down {
             \skip 1 * 10  %idem
             }
           >>

and the `Voice` is inserted afterwards

           \context Staff = down
             \new Voice { ... \change Staff = up ... }

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