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The Music Stand module is a digital music stand designed for worship musicians and vocalists. It provides a distraction-free view of chord charts, lyrics, and song metadata for upcoming services — right in the browser. Musicians see only the services they are scheduled to serve in, with one-tap access to the full setlist and song details.

Prerequisite Music Stand requires the Services / Worship Planning module to be enabled, since it reads from service plans, songs, and schedule assignments. Musicians must be assigned to a service team and scheduled for upcoming plans to see content.

What is Music Stand?

Music Stand replaces printed chord charts and lyric sheets with a live, interactive view of each service's setlist. Key capabilities:

Schedule-Based Access

Only shows services you are personally scheduled to serve in — no clutter from other teams or dates.

Chord Charts

Monospace-formatted chord charts with proper alignment, exactly like printed charts musicians are used to.

Real-Time Transposition

Transpose any song to any key instantly. The entire chord chart updates in place — no manual re-writing.

Lyrics View

Toggle between chord chart and lyrics-only view for vocalists who prefer clean lyric text.

Stage-Ready Display

Dark mode, adjustable font size, and fullscreen mode for use on stage with tablets or laptops.

Keyboard Navigation

Arrow keys and page up/down to move between songs without touching the mouse — ideal for mid-service use.

Accessing Music Stand

Music Stand is available from the sidebar under Music Stand (music note icon). It appears for any logged-in user when the Music Stand module is enabled.

Tip If you don't see any services listed, make sure you have been added to a service team and assigned to at least one upcoming service plan. Ask your worship leader or admin to schedule you.

Selecting a Service

When you open Music Stand, you see a list of upcoming services you are scheduled to serve in. Each card shows:

FieldDescription
DateThe date of the service plan
Service TypeThe type of service (e.g., "Sunday Morning Worship")
RolesBadge(s) showing your team position(s) for this service

The list includes services from the past week (for review) and all future assignments. Tap any card to open the full setlist and song details for that service.

Multiple Assignments If you are assigned to multiple positions in the same service (e.g., Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar), all positions appear as badges on the same card. You will not see duplicate cards.
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Setlist View

After selecting a service, Music Stand displays a two-panel layout:

  • Left panel — Setlist: The full order of service, showing all items (songs, headers, custom items) in sequence. Songs show their key and duration. Headers act as visual section dividers (e.g., "Worship Set", "Response").
  • Right panel — Song Detail: The selected song's chord chart or lyrics, plus metadata badges (key, BPM, meter, structure, arrangement name).

Tap any item in the setlist to view its details on the right. Song items show chord charts and lyrics; non-song items (custom items) show their notes.

Song Metadata Badges

When viewing a song, the detail panel displays informational badges above the content:

BadgeDescription
KeyThe current key (shows transposition if active, e.g., "A (from G)")
BPMTempo in beats per minute
MeterTime signature (e.g., 4/4, 3/4, 6/8)
StructureSong section sequence (e.g., V1 C V2 C B C)
ArrangementThe name of the selected arrangement

Song Navigation

At the bottom of the detail panel, Previous and Next buttons let you move between songs in order. The indicator shows your position (e.g., "2 of 5"). Navigation skips non-song items (headers, custom items) automatically.

Chord Charts

Chord charts are displayed in a monospace (fixed-width) font that preserves the alignment between chord symbols and lyrics — matching the formatting musicians expect from printed charts:

G D/F# Em7 Amazing grace how sweet the sound C G/B D That saved a wretch like me

Charts come from the song arrangement data entered by your worship admin in the Song Library. If a song has multiple arrangements, the one selected for this service plan is displayed.

Tip If a song shows "No chord chart or lyrics available", ask your worship admin to add chord chart data to the song's arrangement in the Song Library.

Transposition

Music Stand can transpose any chord chart to any key in real time. This is especially useful when a vocalist needs a different key than what was originally charted, or when capo positions change.

How to Transpose

  1. Select a song from the setlist.
  2. In the toolbar at the top, find the Key dropdown. It shows all 12 standard keys, with the original key marked "(original)".
  3. Select a new key from the dropdown. The entire chord chart updates instantly — every chord symbol is transposed to the new key.
  4. To return to the original key, either select it from the dropdown or tap Reset.

Transposition is per-song and resets when you navigate to a different song. Each song defaults to its arrangement key when first viewed.

Supported Keys

All 12 chromatic keys are available: C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, A, A#/Bb, B. The transposer handles sharps, flats, slash chords (e.g., G/B), and extended chords (e.g., Cmaj7, Dm7, Gsus4).

How It Works The transposer calculates the interval between the original key and target key, then shifts every chord symbol by that interval. Slash bass notes are transposed independently. The chord quality (major, minor, 7th, sus, etc.) is preserved.

Lyrics View

For vocalists or presenters who prefer clean text without chord symbols, Music Stand offers a Lyrics tab. When viewing a song that has both chord chart and lyrics data, two tabs appear above the content:

  • Chord Chart — the default view with chords above lyrics
  • Lyrics — lyrics-only text without any chord notation

Tap either tab to switch. Your selection persists while viewing the current song but resets to Chord Chart when navigating to the next song.

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Font Size

The toolbar includes A− and A+ buttons to decrease and increase the font size of the chord chart and lyrics content. The range is 12px to 28px, adjusting in steps of 2.

Your font size preference is saved to the browser's local storage and persists between sessions. The current size is displayed between the buttons.

Tip On a tablet propped up as a music stand, bump the font size to 20–24px for comfortable reading from arm's length.

Dark Mode

Tap the moon/sun icon in the toolbar to toggle dark mode. Dark mode inverts the color scheme to light text on a dark background — ideal for stage use where a bright screen is distracting.

Your dark mode preference is saved to local storage and persists between sessions.

Fullscreen Mode

Tap the expand icon in the toolbar (or press F11 in most browsers) to enter fullscreen mode. This hides the browser chrome, sidebar, and header — giving maximum screen space to the chord chart or lyrics.

To exit fullscreen, tap the collapse icon in the toolbar or press Escape.

Stage Setup For the best on-stage experience, combine fullscreen + dark mode + large font size. This gives you a clean, high-contrast display that is easy to read under stage lighting.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Music Stand supports keyboard navigation so you can move between songs without touching the mouse — useful when your hands are on an instrument.

KeyAction
→ or ↓ or Page DownNext song
← or ↑ or Page UpPrevious song
EscapeReturn to service list (when not in fullscreen)
Tip Many Bluetooth page-turn pedals (e.g., AirTurn, PageFlip) send Page Down / Page Up keystrokes. These work seamlessly with Music Stand for hands-free song navigation.
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