How do I set up seating for a music ensemble?

The Music Seating Suite is designed for large ensembles like band, orchestra, and choir. Setup happens in stages. Once your structure and tags are in place, assigning seats becomes fast and repeatable.

Step 1: Create a semicircle seating arrangement

In ClassSeats, the curved music layout is a Semicircle seating arrangement.

Go to the Room Setup tab.
In Seating Arrangement Manager, click Create Seating Arrangement.
In Layout Type, choose Single Seat — Semicircle.
Adjust seat count and spacing as needed, then save.

Room Setup tab showing the Seating Arrangement Manager section — The Seating Arrangement Manager is where you create a new semicircle layout.

Create Seating Arrangement modal with Single Seat Semicircle selected — Choose Single Seat — Semicircle from the layout type options.

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Step 2: Create student tags for sections

Tags represent sections such as Flute, Clarinet, Violin 1, Alto, Percussion, and more.

Go to the Students tab.
Open the Student Tags section.
Create a tag for each section or voice part.

Students tab showing the Student Tags section — Create a tag for each section so you can assign seats by section later.

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Step 3: Apply tags to students

Apply section tags directly from student cards.

Go to the Students tab.
Scroll to each student’s card.
Apply the appropriate tag(s).

Students tab showing student cards with tag controls visible — Assign section tags directly from each student card.

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Step 4: Assign seats using Tag-Based Seating

Tag-Based Seating lets you “paint” seats by section, then place students into those sections.

Go to the Groups tab.
Select Use Seating Arrangement.
Choose the correct seating arrangement from the dropdown.
Check Tag Based Seating.
Click Generate Groups.
Select a tag, then paint seats using that tag’s color.
Repeat for each section, then fine-tune individual placements if needed.

Groups tab showing seating arrangement options, tag-based seating, and generate groups button — Use the Groups tab options to enable seating arrangement and tag-based placement.

Tag-based seating paint view with color-coded section seats — Paint seats by tag color to reserve sections before finalizing placements.

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Step 5: Print a large seating chart

If your ensemble is large, Tiled (Poster) Printing can print your chart across multiple pages.

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Tip: If you tag students first, Tag-Based Seating can handle section placement quickly before you fine-tune individual seats.