DANCE TEACHER WEBCount Sheet Pro v2.1 PRO ACTIVE

Load your song → the counts, intro, verse, chorus and bridge are found for you → download the PDF. Then cut it to time and write your steps on the counts.

1Add Your Music

🎵 Click here to choose your song

or drag the file onto this box
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC

Spotify and Apple Music will not work. Use the music file itself — the mix your editor sent, or a track you bought and saved. Why?

🔒 Nothing is uploaded. Your music never leaves this computer.

2Intro · Verse · Chorus · Bridge

Load a song and the sections are found for you.

Not right? Play the song and tap the button where a part really starts. It snaps to the 8-count and numbers itself.

?Counts off? Fix the beat here

The beat is found automatically. If the counter drifts or the "1" is in the wrong place, use these. Or press TAP ON THE 1 next to the counter while the song plays.

Count "5-6-7-8"? Leave it on 8s. Waltz "1-2-3"? Pick 3s.

This happens automatically when you load a song.

— OR DO IT YOURSELF —

Play the song and tap this button along with the beat, about 8 times.

Fine tune the numbers

Teaching Tip

💡 Counting Tip
Load a track to get started.
Step 1 — Add your musicChoose the song you are choreographing to. It stays on your computer.
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no track loaded
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✂ TO CUT THE MUSIC: drag across the graph over the part you want gone — it snaps to the nearest count, any count. It's gone as soon as you press Cut — tap the red line to put it back.
Load a music file to see the waveform and the 8-count grid
0:00 / 0:00
🎚 SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN THE SONG100%Same pitch · click stays on the beat
FINE
Load a track to begin.

3Cut My Music To Time — only if it's too long

Your song—
After cuts—
Type the competition time limit and this tells you exactly how much to cut — or just drag across the graph over the part you want gone.
✂ Or cut it yourself — right on the graph
Drag across the graph over the part you want gone. It turns gold. Press ▶ Listen to hear it with the counts, then ✂ Cut This Out — it's gone, and the song plays straight through the join. Changed your mind? Tap the red line on the graph and put it back.

When you cut a part it is gone from the song right away — press play and you'll hear the join. A red line marks every cut on the graph; tap it to put the part back, all of it or one 8-count at a time. Cuts always land on the beat. Your original music file is never changed.

4Write Your Steps & Notes

Every 8-count has a line for each count. Type the step or a note on the count it happens — it saves by itself, so come back any time. Enter moves to the next count. The line lights up gold as the music plays.

Your counts appear here once a track is loaded and the beat is found.

5Download Your Count Sheet

Section8-countsTimeLengthSteps written

Questions Teachers Ask

What does this tool do?

Load a song and in a few seconds you have every 8-count numbered and the Intro, Verse, Chorus and Bridge marked — press Print and it's in the binder. Then it saves by itself so you can come back and write steps and notes on each count, cut the music to the competition time, and slow it down to clean.

Can it cut my music?

Yes. Drag across the graph over the part you want gone and press Cut This Out — it's gone from the song right away and you hear the join. Or type the time limit and press Pick The Cuts For Me. A red line marks every cut; tap it to put the part back, all of it or one 8-count at a time. Download the cut song, or a cut sheet for your music editor. Your original file is never touched.

Can I use Spotify or Apple Music?

No. Streaming apps encrypt their audio so no website can read it — that's enforced by your browser. Use the mix your editor sent, a track you purchased and saved, or a file from a CD.

Does my music get uploaded?

Never. The file is read from your drive and stays there. Even the cut song is built on your computer. Saved count sheets hold your counts and notes, not the audio.

Do I have to know the BPM?

No. Press Find The Beat For Me and the tool works it out. Tapping is there as a backup.

Counting too fast or too slow?

Some music can be counted two ways — quick 8s or slow 8s. Press ½ Count slower or 2× Count faster next to the counter. The beat and the "1" stay locked to the song.

The counter is on the wrong 1

Play the song and press TAP ON THE 1 (next to the counter) right when you hear count 1. Every 8-count lines up from there. Your steps move with it.

How do I know the counts are right?

Turn the click on and play 30 seconds. If the click sits on the beat the whole way, you're set. If it slides off, press Find The Beat For Me again.

Sections

The Intro, Verse, Chorus and Bridge are marked for you when the song loads — it listens for the phrases that repeat. Not right? Play the song and tap Intro, Verse, Chorus… where each part really starts (or press keys 1–8). It snaps to the 8-count.

Loop and clean

Park in a section, turn on Loop, drop the speed to 75% (the pitch stays the same), and the hardest eight counts repeat while you clean them.

What about a waltz?

Set How do you count this music? to 3s. Every box gets 3 lines, the counter shows 1-2-3, and the click accents every 1.

Keyboard

Space play/pause · T tap tempo · S set count 1 · 1–8 mark a section · ← → jump an 8-count · L loop · [ ] slower / faster

Count Sheet Pro v2.1 · © Dance Teacher Web · Part of your DTW membership. Works with Formation Pro.