After working with Noteflight for about an hour, I feel as though I've got a pretty good handle on the inner workings of the program. Noteflight is a lightweight music notation software that runs in the browser (and therefore can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection). My time using Noteflight yielded this transcription.
As an applied to music education, I think that this program is fantastic. It is accessible from virtually anywhere, has a save feature, and perhaps best of all, is free. In addition, I found Noteflight to be extremely quick to use and quite user-friendly. After I figured out the keyboard shortcuts and general entry syntax, I was able to enter music in a three-stave setting at a rate of about three measures per minute. I can see myself or other music educators using this software for everyday music notation, as a topic in a technology class for students, or even as a means to facilitate student compositions; students could be assigned scores to transcribe/arrange or have the ability to neatly notate their own compositional ideas.
My favorite part of this program was it's flexibility. Having an auto save function is perfect for the unattentive student who tends to walk away from their computer from time to time.
ReplyDeleteI'm not too sure about creating a score that's more than 4-5 staves on this program. I just imagine the flash lag could be a problem. But I agree it's a great classroom tool.
Since my op, I've actually notated a four-page, four-stave score using Noteflight, and everything worked just fine. I'm quite satisfied so far, considering especially the goose-egg pricetag.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you didn't run into too many problems! I felt like a ran into quite a few. Do you feel like you are a digital native?
ReplyDeleteWhen I first entered a score into this program, I was also surprised at how quickly I could work (compared to programs like Finale Notepad). I'm glad you had the same success with it. I hope it remains free as it gains popularity.
ReplyDeleteI guess I would term myself a "native." I suppose that helps quite a lot.
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