Use a hierarchical folder-per-song with machine-readable metadata file (JSON or YAML) and human-readable assets.
Example folder layout:
Suggested metadata.json fields: "title": "Song Title", "alt_titles": ["Alt Title"], "artist": "Artist Name", "year": 2024, "language": "en", "key": "G", "bpm": 120, "time_signature": "4/4", "capo": "2", "genre": ["folk","worship"], "credits": "lyrics":"Name","music":"Name","arrangement":"Name", "licenses": "type":"CC-BY-SA-4.0","source":"Publisher or PD", "assets": "lyrics":"lyrics.txt","chords":"chords.txt","score":"score.pdf", "tags": ["easy","singalong"], "versions": ["version_id":"v1","date":"2025-01-10","notes":"Original"] ekladata songbook
Use a PDF combiner (like Adobe Acrobat or ILovePDF) to merge your selected songs into one "songbook."
If you want, I can:
If you have spent any time searching for free sheet music, chord charts, or educational song collections in French-speaking corners of the internet, you have likely stumbled upon a cryptic word: Ekladata.
To the uninitiated, it looks like a typo or a brand name. But to millions of teachers, music students, and choir directors, Ekladata is synonymous with an almost endless digital archive of user-uploaded songbooks (songbooks). Suggested metadata
But what exactly is an "Ekladata songbook"? Is it legal? Is it safe? And most importantly, how can you use it to find exactly that perfect song for your classroom or campfire?
Let’s dive into the hidden library of the Francophone web. Use a PDF combiner (like Adobe Acrobat or