def METHOD_NAME(self):
    from music21 import stream
    from music21 import note
    from music21 import converter
    from music21 import spanner
    s = stream.Score()
    s.repeatAppend(note.Note('G4'), 5)
    for i, syl in enumerate(['se-', 'ri-', 'al-', 'iz-', 'ing']):
        s.notes[i].addLyric(syl)
    s.append(spanner.Slur(s.notes[0], s.notes[-1]))
    # file writing
    # converter.freeze(s, fmt='pickle', fp='/_scratch/test.p')
    data = converter.freezeStr(s, fmt='pickle')
    sPost = converter.thawStr(data)
    self.assertEqual(len(sPost.notes), 5)
    # sPost.show()