lilypond-learning: After the tutorial
2.4.4 After the tutorial
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After finishing the tutorial, you should probably try writing a piece or
two. Start by adding notes to one of the 
Templates. If you
need any notation that was not covered in the tutorial, look at the
Notation Reference, starting with (lilypond-notation)Musical
notation. If you want to write for an instrument ensemble that is not
covered in the templates, take a look at Extending the
templates.
Once you have written a few short pieces, read the rest of the
Learning Manual (chapters 3-5). There’s nothing wrong with reading it
now, of course! However, the rest of the Learning Manual assumes that
you are familiar with LilyPond input. You may wish to skim these
chapters right now, and come back to them after you have more
experience.
In this tutorial and in the rest of the Learning Manual, there is a
paragraph *See also* at the end of each section, which contains
cross-references to other sections: you should not follow these
cross-references at first reading; when you have read all of the
Learning Manual, you may want to read some sections again and follow
cross-references for further reading.
If you have not done so already, _please_ read Overview of
manuals. There is a lot of information about LilyPond, so newcomers
often do not know where they should look for help. If you spend five
minutes reading that section carefully, you might save yourself hours of
frustration looking in the wrong places!
Info Catalog
lilypond-learning: Absolute note names
lilypond-learning: Final touches