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Create a song

Beam offers a number of tools to make importing PDF sheet music efficient and flexible:

  • PDFs can be imported as separate files per part or as a single PDF containing all parts

  • During import, you can select which pages from uploaded PDFs should be assigned to which parts

  • Beam includes a robust, continuously updated list of part names categorized by instrument family

Beam includes a set of editing tools for adjusting files during or after import:

  • Crop — Remove excess white space to maximize display size

  • Cut — Slice a page vertically or horizontally to create two pages from one

  • Duplicate — Make a copy of the current page

  • Rotate — Rotate a page in 90-degree increments

  • Delete — Remove a page or multiple selected pages from the PDF

Create a song

Songs can be created in the Music tab and automatically assigned to the current Group

  1. Tap the Music tab

  2. Tap the Songs tab at the top

  3. Tap the add button in the bottom right corner

  4. Select Create New Song

  5. Enter a song name, composer (optional), and duration (optional) and tap Create

Import files

Beam needs access to PDFs from your local device or cloud storage

  1. With the song details open, tap the Files tab at the top

  2. Tap Import Files or

  3. Navigate to PDFs on your device or cloud storage to import into Beam

  4. Once imported, they will be listed in the Files tab for the song

Create parts

Parts can be created after uploading each PDF file

  1. Tap Create Parts on the appropriate file

  2. Use the tools to select which pages from the PDF will be assigned to the part

  3. Tap Assign to Part

  4. Tap the instrument families to locate an appropriate part

    (optional) favorite any instruments you plan to assign frequently

  5. If applicable, assign a number to the part

  6. Tap Create Part and Assign

  7. Continue creating and assigning parts as needed

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