Today was my first time using the music program Noteflight. The basic edition is free to anyone, although there are upgraded versions available for purchase. However, the basic edition includes a lot of what is necessary to compose or transcribe a score, including key and time signatures, lyrics, accents, and the use of different instruments. There wasn't anything I was lacking in order to transcribe the score below.
Using Noteflight was pretty easy - you can either do it in manual mode, where you enter every note with the mouse, or you can hook up your MIDI keyboard and enter notes in that way. The panels are laid out in a simple manner; if there is any confusion or questions, the help manual is very extensive. The only issue I had with the program was with the lyrics - I could not get the hypens to stay in the correct space if a lyric was held over multiple notes. I did what the manual instructions said to do and still could not get it. However, since that's the only issue I had, I truly was pleased with the program overall,
I can absolutely see using this in a classroom setting. A teacher could use it to help teach rhythmic values and notes, as well as key signatures, guitar tablature, accents, slurs, and ties. This program could also be incredibly useful in a composition or theory class. Students could create their own musical works, or take songs they know and rearrange them into different settings or styles. I think a program like this or Musescore should absolutely be considered as necessary in the music classroom.
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