I would like to start a piece with all singers on one unison staff, and then at measure 17 split the singers into 2 separate staves. I have read about exploding music, but that doesn't seem to suit my need. There is only one note at a time on the singer staff up to m. 17, so there's nothing to explode (assuming I'm understanding that correctly). Is it possible for the first couple of pages to have only 3 staves per system (with piano) and then add a 4th staff part-way through?

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