To solve your problem, you must

1. set 'Flags' in the music database; and
2. set and use 'Filter' buttons.

Flags:

In the 'Music | Edit Music Datababase' screen, there is a 'Flags' field. For each piece of music, you can mark it with certain flags. For hash records set the 'Patter (P)' flag; for singing calls set the 'Singing call (S)' flag. You can set more than one flag for a given piece of music. You can add more flags (max = 32) by clicking the 'Edit' button immediately above the list of flags. For example, I currently have 13 flags ('Big Band', 'Boogie Woogie', 'Exciter', 'Jazz', 'Line', 'New', 'Oldtime called', 'Patter', 'Popular', 'Round', 'Sing-A-Long', 'Singing call', and 'Singing calls to learn'). You could also add flags for 'Holiday tunes', 'Special Events', etc.

You need to go through all entries in the music database, setting the 'Patter (P)' flag for all your hash music, and setting the 'Singing call (S)' flag for all your singing calls. If a piece of music is used both for hash and singing, then set both flags.

Filter Buttons:

Filter buttons are located in a row near the top of the 'Edit Music Database', 'Load from Database', and 'Music Quick List' windows.

The first button is labeled 'F1 Filter...'. This button allows you to set filter buttons F2 thru F9.

The last button is labeled 'F10 All'. When this button is pressed, all music within the database or quick list is displayed.

Filter buttons F2 thru F9 display a subset of the database or quick list. For example, you could set F2 to display all your favorite hash music (e.g., 'Patter (P) + Rating=5 (Excellent)').

To set a filter button, press the 'F1 Filter...' button.

To set the F2 filter button to be 'Patter (P)', do the following:

1. Click on the 'Flags + Rating' tab;
2. In the left-side list box, select 'Patter (P)';
3. Press the '- (-)' button to turn off the secondary filter;
4. Press the 'set F2' button to set the F2 button to be 'Patter (P)'.

To set the F3 filter button to be 'Singing call (S)', do the following:

1. Click on the 'Flags + Rating' tab;
2. In the left-side list box, select 'Singing call (S)';
3. Press the '- (-)' button to turn off the secondary filter;
4. Press the 'set F3' button to set the F3 button to be 'Singing call (S)'.

Press the 'OK' button to exit the 'Music Filter' dialog box.

You can now press F2 to display all your hash music, or press F3 to display all your singing call music.

If you do not yet utilize the 'Quick List', you should experiment with it too. The Quick List is used as follows... Before the dance, go into the Music Database, and, one by one, highlight the music you wish to call at the dance and press the 'Quick Add' button. This adds the music to the quick list. When you're calling the dance, use the 'Quick List' instead of the 'Music Database' when you wish to load music.