LilyPond Internals Reference: 1.1.88 SkipMusic

### 1.1.88 `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.

`name` (symbol):

  `'SkipMusic`

  Name of this music object.

`types` (list):

      '(event skip-event)

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

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