01 · Notice
Identify the choice
Focus on the specific musical decision instead of judging the whole attempt as good or bad.
Form & Structure One school
Music skill
Cue Programming
Building stored technical states whose timing, tracking, and revisions survive the whole show.
Why it matters
A core skill in Lighting.
The exercises below show how Lighting teaches and tests this skill.
Lighting
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school
7
practice paths
Form & Structure
territory
How to learn it
Notice it, practise it, use it again
You may meet the same skill in several exercises or schools. Each one gives you another way to hear or apply it.
02 · Practise
Complete an exercise
Use a short exercise to hear the skill clearly and try it for yourself.
03 · Apply
Use it in context
Try the same skill in another exercise, another school, or a more complete piece of work.
Practice exercises
Where to practise Cue Programming
These exercises are available in Main Act now. The same exercise may appear in more than one school when it teaches a shared skill.
Lighting
Translate musical intent into color, timing, focus, and a safe rig.
- Show Caller
- Command Line
- Cue Stack
- Console Desk
- Track Edit
- Timecode Lock
- Timecode Recover
Related skills
What to learn before or after this
This sequence is a suggestion. You can start here or use the nearby skills to choose what to practise next.
Learn first
Arrangement Arc
This nearby skill can make Cue Programming easier to hear or perform.
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Choose a related skill
Practise this skill
Add Cue Programming to your next session.
Preview a plan with an exercise suited to your current level. Your result helps choose what you practise afterward.