Sheet Music in Sync for Community Orchestras
Page Turner puts a section's part on every player's tablet and keeps the whole section on the same page. The principal turns the page, and every stand turns with it, so nobody misses an entrance fumbling for the next page.
How It Works for Community Orchestras
- The conductor or librarian uploads the score as a PDF and becomes the room's leader, then adds a part for each section in ☰ → Set List → + Add a Part, with that section's PDFs.
- Players scan the QR code, open the link, or type the six-character room code on the home page, then choose their part. There's no account to create or app to install.
- The room's leader sends each section's principal their part's link from Share → Lead a Part. The principal turns pages with a tap, a swipe, or a Bluetooth pedal, and every tablet in the section turns too. Anyone who arrives late starts on the current page.
- For a concert, add each piece to the room's set list in program order. When the room's leader switches pieces, every section switches.
Setup Tips for Community Orchestras
- Give each section its own part. First violins turn at different moments from the cellos, so add a part for each: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass. Name each part's PDFs so they sort in program order, and they're matched to the pieces in the set list. Winds and brass with one player to a part don't need a leader: a part nobody leads turns its own pages.
- Name the room for the concert. Tap ✎ next to the title to rename the room, such as "Spring Concert", so players can tell at a glance they've joined the right one. Each player's part shows under it.
- Let the inside player turn, as on paper. Whoever leads keeps both hands free with a Bluetooth pedal, and the whole section turns at once instead of one stand at a time.
- Mark bowings once for the whole section. The principal can tap ☰ → Annotate and add bowings, cuts, and dynamics, and every stand sees them. See how to mark up sheet music.
- Find rehearsal letters by page number. When the conductor says "from letter K", the leader types the page number and every tablet jumps there.
- Use a large tablet. Parts are printed near 9 × 12 inches; a 12.9- or 13-inch tablet shows a page close to full size. See choosing a tablet.
- Save every section's music together. In ☰ → Set List, tap Save This Set List. Every part's PDFs, marks, and repeats are kept, so next week's room starts with each section's music ready.
Questions From Community Orchestras
Can the turns follow the repeats in our parts?
Yes. Each part's leader opens ☰ → Repeats & Jumps and types the pages in the order they're played, and every stand follows through repeats, first and second endings, and D.S. markings. See repeats and codas in digital sheet music.
Can a player look ahead at a tricky passage?
Yes. Anyone following can swipe to peek ahead or back on their own screen without turning the section's page, and it returns to the leader's page after 30 seconds.
What about summer concerts outdoors?
Turn the brightness all the way up, keep tablets out of direct sun between pieces, and use holders that grip in the wind. The stage and outdoors guide covers glare, heat, and a gig-day checklist.
Some players already use forScore or MobileSheets. Is that a problem?
No. They can keep their libraries. A Page Turner room only needs a browser, so players on iPads, Android tablets, and laptops all follow the same principal. See how Page Turner compares with forScore and MobileSheets.
Before You Share Music
Only share parts your orchestra has the rights to use, such as public-domain works or music you've bought where the publisher allows digital copies. Rental parts often come with terms about copying, so check the rental agreement first. Working from paper? See how to scan sheet music into a PDF.
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 choirs, worship teams, bands and jam sessions, music lessons, accompanists, pit orchestras and musicals, school ensembles, wedding and event musicians, and a cappella and barbershop groups.