def start_elements(self, names):
score_names = Split.split_scores(names)
element_names = []
for score_file, name in score_names:
if name:
is_file = True
else:
name = score_file
is_file = Yaml.has_extension(score_file)
if is_file:
name = name[:-4]
elif name not in self.elements:
is_file = True
if is_file:
element_names.extend(self._load_raw_elements([[score_file, name]]))
else:
element_names.append(name)
return self.perform_element('start', element_names)
