Adding and Managing Songs in Your Library

Your song library is the foundation of your repertoire in BookLive. This guide covers how to add, edit, and organize songs for easy access during performance planning.

Creating a New Song #

1. Navigate to your group’s Songs section
2. Click Add Song
3. Enter the song title
4. Enter the artist name
5. (Optional) Select a music collection to organize the song
6. Click Save

Song Details #

Each song in your library can include:

• Title – The song name
• Artist – Original artist or composer
• Music Collection – Folder for organization
• Video URL – Link to a YouTube or other video
• Tags – Categories for filtering (genre, mood, occasion)
• Ensemble Associations – Which group configurations can perform it

Editing Songs #

To edit an existing song:

1. Find the song in your library
2. Click on the song to open its detail page
3. Click Edit
4. Make your changes
5. Click Save

Adding Video References #

You can attach YouTube videos to songs for reference:

1. Open the song’s detail page
2. Find the video section
3. Paste a YouTube URL
4. The video will embed for easy viewing

This is helpful for musicians to learn arrangements or for showing clients what to expect.

Publishing Songs #

Songs have a publication status:

• Published – Visible to clients and in public repertoire
• Unpublished – Only visible to group members

Toggle the publication status from the song detail page.

Deleting Songs #

To delete a song:

1. Open the song’s detail page
2. Click Delete
3. Confirm the deletion

Deleted songs are soft-deleted, meaning they can be recovered if needed. Associated timeline entries are also cleaned up.

Tips for Building Your Library #

• Be consistent – Use consistent naming conventions
• Add artist names – This helps with searching and organization
• Use collections – Organize songs into logical groupings
• Tag appropriately – Tags make filtering and searching faster
• Keep it current – Remove songs you no longer perform