Cheer count sheet questions and answers
Short answers about the tool. For writing the sheet itself, start with the guides, or go straight to the count sheet editor.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cheersheet?
An 8-count sheet maker that works on your team's own mix. Load the music, tap the first 1, and Cheersheet lays a beat grid of 8-counts over it. Write a cue on any count, shade the sections, place formation dots, print the sheet, and practise with the mix slowed down and the counts called.
Is it free?
Yes. Everything on the site is free, with no account.
Does my music get uploaded?
No. Your mix, your count sheet and every athlete name stay in this browser. Nothing is uploaded, and no music ships with the site. The file is decoded by your browser on your device, and the beat grid is worked out there too.
Which files can I load?
MP3, M4A (AAC), WAV and most other formats your browser can play. Cheersheet uses the browser's own decoder, so a file that plays in your browser will almost always load. Protected files from streaming services cannot be loaded.
How does it find the beat?
It measures where the sound gets suddenly louder or brighter (the onsets), finds the steady pulse in them, and follows that pulse through the mix. You tap the first 1 so the grid knows where each 8-count starts. If the pulse it finds is half or double what you hear, one button fixes it.
What if the tempo changes partway through?
The grid is built in segments. Cheersheet proposes a new segment where the tempo shifts, and you can drop a tempo anchor on any 8-count yourself. Rows where the music drifts off the grid are flagged so you can check them by ear.
Can I slow the music down without it sounding low?
Yes. The practice player plays from 50 to 100 percent speed with the pitch kept where the browser supports it, which current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari all do. The practice track WAV uses Cheersheet's own time stretch, so it keeps pitch on every device.
Can the counts be spoken?
Yes. The practice player can speak the counts with your browser's voice or play a click on every count, louder on the 1. The practice track WAV uses clicks, pitched higher on each 1 and 5, because a browser voice cannot be recorded into a file.
Does it check whether a skill is legal?
Cheersheet is a choreography and practice tool; it does not check skills against any ruleset, so check your own rules and your coaches' safety calls.
Who runs Cheersheet?
An independent site. Cheersheet is not affiliated with any cheer or dance governing body, competition producer, event brand or music company.