diff --git a/functions.ly b/functions.ly
index 9766bee..c66515c 100644
--- a/functions.ly
+++ b/functions.ly
@@ -1,11 +1,64 @@
 
 
+stripArticulations = #(define-scheme-function
+                       (music)
+                       (ly:music?)
+                       
+                       (define (strip-articulations-i o)
+                         (define (f l)
+                           (if (null? l)
+                             '()
+                             (let ((o (car l)))
+                               (if (music-is-of-type? o 'articulation-event)
+                                   (f (cdr l))
+                                   (cons o (f (cdr l)))))
+                             ))
+                       
+                         (let ((els (ly:music-property o 'elements)))
+                           (map strip-articulations-i els))
+                       
+                         (let ((arts (ly:music-property o 'articulations)))
+                           (cond ((not (null? arts))
+                                  (let ((n-arts (f arts)))
+                                    (ly:music-set-property! o 'articulations n-arts)))))
+                         
+                         o)
+                       
+                       (strip-articulations-i (ly:music-deep-copy music))
+                       )
+
+forceAccidental = #(define-scheme-function
+                   (on_off music)
+                   (index? ly:music?)
+
+                   (let ((yn (if (= on_off 0) #f #t)))
+                     (define (force-accidental-i o)
+                       (define (f o)
+                         (cond ((music-is-of-type? o 'note-event)
+                                (ly:music-set-property! o 'force-accidental yn)))
+                         (force-accidental-i o)
+                         o
+                         )
+                       
+                       (let ((els (ly:music-property o 'elements)))
+                         (map f els))
+                       
+                       (let ((arts (ly:music-property o 'articulations)))
+                         (map f arts))
+                       
+                       o
+                       )
+                   
+                       (force-accidental-i (ly:music-deep-copy music))
+                     )
+                   )
+
 rmtext = #(define-scheme-function
            (o)
            (ly:music?)
            (define (f o)
              (ly:music-set-property! o 'text "")
-             (ly:music-set-property! o 'articulation-type 'nil-)
+             (ly:music-set-property! o 'span-text "")
              (let ((t (ly:music-property o 'name)))
                (let ((els (ly:music-property o 'elements)))
                  (if (null? els)