Real-time feedback and in-line comments
Encourage students to do their best work by commenting and giving feedback in real time.
Help your students write remarkable compositions.
Easily customized, you have total control over the exercise. Boost creativity with three different types of assignment:
New score
Students start from scratch using a blank score.
Ideal for free writing assignments.
Templates
Students use a copy of one of your scores as a template.
For when they need more guidance.
Shared writing
Students collaborate, working on the score together.
Fantastic for group activities.
Customize the toolbar to focus on specific notations
Select the tools your students need to focus on the activity’s core notation.
Lock your templates
Prevent your students from modifying the initial version of your template with a single click.
Playback limits
Challenge your students’ ears by setting a fixed number of times they can listen to their work.
Use cases
Dictation
Attach an audio file to the score, and have the student write down the melodic/rhythm pattern.
Harmony
Have the student write a fourth voice in harmony with the three others that are provided.
Live group collaboration
Set a frame with a fixed number of measures and instruments and even a leading melody or a bass line. Then assign an instrument to each student in the group and have them collaborate to complete the score.
Transposition
Have the student manually transpose a piece of music to practice concepts such as intervals.
Smart classroom management
Flat for Education helps manage your classroom by allowing you to easily track student engagement for each assignment, their progress over time, and final results.
Seamless grading
Easily move between student submissions for review and grading. Grades are automatically added to your favorite LMS gradebook.
Save time
Assignments can be copied, edited and re-used for other classes, freeing up your time.
It only takes 4 steps:
Select the kind of composition assignment you want - new score, template or shared writing.
If you’re doing a template or shared writing assignment, attach the score students will be using.
Provide any additional instructions or learning resources you want students to have.
