Flat

Flat is an online collaborative music score editor/composition tool that lets you save and share with others using @Google Drive and Google Hangouts. You can either create a new composition right from Flat or you can upload existing MusicXML files from your computer to edit online. Flat keeps all versions of your compositions so you can undo work or refer to an earlier version at any time.

Getting Started with Flat Uses for Music Class
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Getting Started with Flat

 * Create an account by signing up with Google (for collaboration) or Facebook.
 * Click "Dashboard" to view your account homepage. Here, you can view previous scores, create a new score, or upload MusicXML files from your computer to edit online.
 * Click "Explore" to hear other users' compositions
 * Click "Show us Love" to give Flat some feedback (they are still in Beta)
 * Click "Help" to get answers to FAQs
 * Click "My Account" to set your username, give a short bio, link accounts, and set other preferences
 * Click "Flat Beta" to get back to your dashboard.

Creating a new score:
 * Give it a title
 * Set to Public or Private
 * Add one or more instruments (many available from all instrument families - even more will be added soon).
 * Choose the key signature
 * Choose the time signature
 * Change the rhythm, accidentals, dynamics, lyrics, and more with the tools at the bottom of the page
 * Use the playback controls at the top to hear your composition
 * Click save to save online on Flat
 * Click export to export as a PDF, MusicXML file, WAV file, MP3 file, and/or MIDI file.
 * Click the back arrow with a note to see the composition history
 * Undo and redo recent changes within your score
 * Click share to get a shareable link OR send your score to specific email addresses. Allow them to edit, comment, or view. Click "Advanced" to share the link via Gmail, Google+, Facebook, and/or Twitter.

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Uses for Music Class

 * Create transcriptions of folk songs for you to keep in a personal library
 * Create musical composition examples to share with your students
 * Compose new songs to use in music class
 * Let your students compose rhythms, melodies, and harmonies, and forms as a culminating activity for those units
 * Give your students feedback on their compositions in real time using Flat's collaborative feature
 * Let your students collaborate with others in their own class, a different class, or even a different school somewhere else in the world
 * Share yours or your student's compositions for the Flat community to experience. Publishing work online always gets students more excited and engaged in their work!

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