Arrangements, keys and musical details

An arrangement describes a performance version

A song can have several arrangements, such as acoustic, full band and short. Each can store its own text with chords, key, BPM, meter, duration, sequence and notes. Choose a name that describes the actual difference.

The default arrangement helps select the standard variant in lists and program work. It does not automatically require every future item to use that version. Still check the specific choice in each event.

Add an arrangement

1. Open the correct song's details and the add arrangement action.
2. Enter a name, content and musical parameters.
3. Fill in the sequence of parts in performance order and add notes.
4. Attach or assign the files appropriate for this version.
5. Open the preview, check readability and save.
6. If this is the standard variant, explicitly set it as the default arrangement.

Three places, three meanings of key

The base key describes the song. The arrangement key describes a particular notation or version. The program item's key describes the performance at a specific event. They may match but should not automatically be treated as identical.

Changing a key description does not transpose text or files. If the document has chords in G while the program says A, opening it may still show the notation in G. Prepare the correct content and check it before sharing.

The sequence is not the text itself

The sequence indicates the order of parts, for example Intro → Verse → Chorus. It helps guide a performance, but do not assume it rearranges the saved text or all PDF pages. Check document content and the sequence description separately.

Arrangement notes should describe standing decisions for that version. Put a one-off concert instruction in the event program. This prevents someone else accidentally inheriting an instruction that applied only once.

Archive and change defaults deliberately

You can edit the default arrangement, but must designate another suitable variant before archiving or deleting it. An archived arrangement is not used to add new items, while existing events preserve their copies.

After editing a version, review the proposed scope for updating future events. Changing one arrangement does not instruct the system to correct every variant of the song. Also check that the attached document still matches the content and parameters.