Noteflight Observations

I found Noteflight to be much more user-friendly than MuseScore. It was very simple to enter and edit all parts of the music in Noteflight. The palette headings are clear, which makes it easy to find what you need to complete the various parts of the score. I also liked the feature that allowed me to choose the elements that I wanted to work with and make them visible on the tool bar directly above the score. I can see the possibilities for use in the classroom, whether arranging/creating music for my students to sing and play, or making worksheets to use during general music lessons. I also believe that my students could use Noteflight themselves to create their own music. The ease of use would lend itself to student composition, even on the elementary level. There is a place for teachers to share their lesson plans using Noteflight, and at a quick glance there are ones available for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, for topics in general and instrumental music. The Noteflight Learn program seems as though it would be great to use with students, as they can compose as well as record/playback music. The cost for a grade level (in my district) would be around $200 for a school year. I would want to look through my curriculum to see if I would use the program with students enough to justify the cost before I approached my administrators.

Here is the link to my Noteflight score.