Choir Sheet Music on iPads, in Sync
Page Turner is a free choir PDF viewer that puts your music on every singer's iPad or tablet and keeps everyone on the same page. One person turns the page, and every screen in the room turns with it, so nobody is left searching for the right measure.
How It Works for Choirs
- The director, the accompanist, or a section leader uploads the score as a PDF and becomes the leader.
- Singers scan the QR code, open the link, or type the six-character room code on the home page. There's no account to create or app to install.
- The leader turns pages with a tap, a swipe, or a Bluetooth pedal, and every singer's screen turns too. Anyone who arrives late starts on the current page.
- For a rehearsal or concert with several pieces, add each PDF to the room's set list. When the leader switches pieces, everyone switches.
Setup Tips for Choirs
- Use the full choral score. A score that shows every voice part lets the whole choir read one PDF. If sections read separate parts, add a part for each in ☰ → Set List → + Add a Part, and singers choose theirs when they join.
- Decide who turns the pages. The accompanist knows exactly when to turn but has both hands busy, so a Bluetooth pedal helps. The director can also lead from their own tablet.
- Make the room code easy to find. Show the QR code from the leader's Share button, or write the code on the board. Codes never use 0, O, 1, I, or L, so they're easy to read aloud.
- Build the set list in concert order, and rename the room to the concert's name so singers know they're in the right place.
- Set the repeats once. In ☰ → Repeats & Jumps, the leader types the pages in the order they're sung, and every turn follows the repeats and D.S. markings. See repeats and codas in digital sheet music. To jump anywhere else, the leader types a page number and every screen jumps too.
- Hold tablets upright for most octavos. Each page is scaled to fit the screen, so matching the page's shape makes the music as large as possible.
- Start a fresh room for each rehearsal. A room closes 24 hours after a piece was last added or shown, so keep your PDFs handy for next week.
Questions From Choir Directors
Does every singer need a copy of the PDF?
No. The leader uploads the score once, and each singer's device gets it on joining and saves it, so the music keeps working if the rehearsal room's Wi-Fi drops. Singers who only have a phone can join too: turning on Trim Margins from ☰ cuts the white border so the notes are bigger.
Can singers look ahead without losing their place?
Yes. A singer can swipe to peek at the next page or back at the last one on their own screen, without turning anyone else's. Tapping Back to the Leader returns them, and after 30 seconds it happens on its own.
Can the director mark breaths and cutoffs for everyone?
Yes. The leader opens ☰ → Annotate and draws on the score, and every singer sees the marks as they're made. Save the set list to keep the marks for next week, in every part. See how to mark up sheet music on a tablet.
Some of our singers already use forScore. Do they need to switch?
No. Page Turner runs in the browser, so forScore users keep their library and simply open the room link at rehearsal, alongside singers on Android tablets or phones. See how Page Turner compares with forScore and MobileSheets.
Before You Share Music
Only share music your choir has the rights to use, such as public-domain works, your own arrangements, or music your choir has bought copies of where the publisher allows digital copies. Working from paper? See how to scan sheet music into a PDF. If the music is photos or screenshots, convert the images to one PDF first.
Get Started
Page Turner is free, with no account needed and nothing to install. Upload a PDF to start a room.
For the rest of your setup, see the guides to choosing a tablet, holding a tablet on a music stand, Bluetooth page-turner pedals, and finding free sheet music. Coming from forScore or MobileSheets? See how Page Turner compares. Page Turner also works for worship teams, bands and jam sessions, music lessons, accompanists, pit orchestras and musicals, school ensembles, wedding and event musicians, community orchestras, and a cappella and barbershop groups.