self.octave = int(_getNodeValue(node, 'pitch/octave'))
self.alter = int(_getNodeValue(node, 'pitch/alter', 0))
self._duration = float(_getNodeValue(node, 'duration'))
- self.lyric = _getNodeValue(node, 'lyric/text')
+ self.lyric = _getNodeValue(node, 'lyric/text', '')
self.divisions = divisions