HAMPTON 7th Grade Music

noteflight.com – composition software free online

Preparation: 3. Share the assignment.
1. Register a username at www.noteflight.com

2. Click on the plus that says “Create”

3. Choose “Start from blank score sheet”

4. Post a link in the Google Classroom Stream.

Saving:
1. Give your piece an original title so that it is easy to find –
click on the text that says “Title” and type your title

2. Click on the text that says “Composer” – Type your first

name and last initial
3. Save
5. Listen to each other and offer positive comments.

Notation:
One way to enter:
1. Click on the whole rest in the measure, it will highlight
Assignment: orange.
1. Try to compose a melody (or more than one). 2. Hover your mouse above the line or space that is the
2. If you want to start using the directions we did in class first note you want, click and a note will drop there!
(first note of the scale, 5th note, 5th note, last note), that
would be good, but you can be creative if you want.
Another way to enter:
1. Click on the whole rest in the measure, it will highlight
orange.
2. Look at the computer keyboard…. If you piece starts on
a “g” press the “g” key, a note will drop there!!
One way to change note values:
Click on the palette that appears to change a note value
AFTER you enter it
Another way to change note values:
Hit the curly-bracket keys (next to the letter “P”)
after you enter a note
To change the pitch of the note:
1. Click on the note you want to change, it will highlight
orange.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the note up and down to
where you want it to be.