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🎵 Getting Started

Memtastic helps children and adults memorize songs or any other text through interactive word hiding.

📝 Creating Songs

  • Click "Switch Song" to open the song picker
  • Click "Create New Song" to add lyrics
  • Paste or type song lyrics line by line
  • Give your song a memorable name

🧩 Lyrics Format

  • Blank line between verses starts a new page.
  • Add emoji to a word with parens: word(🎵)
  • Use gospel symbols with (!key), e.g. (!service)
  • Keep phrases together with underscores: Billy_Jean renders as "Billy Jean" but stays one clickable word.

🎮 Using the Controls

  • Visibility Slider: What percentage of words are hidden
  • Font Size (⚙️): Adjust text size for better readability
  • Shuffle: Randomize which words are hidden
  • Display Window: Open a separate window for TVs or projectors

✨ Interactive Features

  • Click any word to toggle hidden/visible
  • Hidden words show colorful backgrounds
  • Both windows stay synchronized

💡 Learning Tips

  • Start with 100% visible, then gradually decrease
  • Use shuffle to practice different word combinations
  • Let kids choose which words to hide for engagement
  • Use the display window for group singing, projected on a TV