Flat for Education fundamentally changed my curriculum, enabling a digital workflow that empowers students to be confident creators.
Import PDF Sheet Music and Make It Fully Editable
Import any PDF score into Flat for Education and it becomes a live, editable notation file: ready to transpose, play back, annotate, and assign to your class. Used by music teachers in 100+ countries. Works on every device.
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How it works
PDF Import turns static PDFs into music you can work with.
1Upload any PDF sheet music
2Flat for Education converts your PDF file to an editable score
3Edit, transpose, play back and assign to your class
Benefits for teachers and classrooms
Stop rewriting parts by hand: edit any PDF score directly.
Import any PDF score and edit it like you wrote it yourself. Fix a wrong note, simplify a difficult passage, add fingerings or dynamics: directly on the live score. No re-engraving, no reprinting, no starting from scratch.
- Transpose to any instrument or key in one click
- Add fingerings, dynamics, and annotations directly on the score
- Export edited parts as PDF or MusicXML
Assign imported PDF sheet music directly to your class.
Add fingerings, bowings, breath marks and text annotations directly on the imported score. Then assign it to your class: every student sees your markings on their own copy.
- Text annotations pinned to specific notes or bars
- Push to Google Classroom, Canvas, Teams or Schoology.
Learn more about LMS integrations. - Students submit compositions back through the same tool
Static PDFs can't play back. Your score can.
Once imported, the score plays back with realistic instrument sounds. Students can slow down difficult passages, loop a section and hear exactly how their part fits in the ensemble before they pick up their instrument.
- Realistic playback for 100+ instruments with adjustable tempo
- Assign performance assessments from any imported score
- Use imported scores as composition templates for students
PDF IMPORT FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS
Every music teacher who’s ever used a paper copy
Band & Orchestra Directors
Upload your concert PDF and extract individual parts for every instrument automatically. No more printing, no more separate files: every student gets their transposed part, with your markings already on it.
Music Theory Teachers
Import scores from textbooks and assign analysis tasks directly on the notation: interval identification, harmonic analysis and more. Students annotate the live score, not a static image.
General Music Teachers
Turn any handout or method book page into an interactive score. Add fingerings, annotations and assign it to your class in minutes; no re-engraving, no reprinting.
Composition Teachers
From a first-time composer to a portfolio-ready student, import any reference score and give students a fully editable starting point. Annotate directly, assign instantly, and let them build and play back on live notation rather than a static page.
School & District Administrators
Simplify music education across your entire school or district. Enjoy seamless rostering, FERPA-compliant data security, and real-time visibility into how teachers and students are using the platform without adding complexity to your IT set-up.
Trusted by educators and institutions
We've been a partner in music education since 2016, and thousands of teachers and schools worldwide use our platform.
Provide a visually customisable and distraction-free learning environment, making music technology for students with special needs more effective.
We've completely changed our approach to assessment. The fact that our students perform 11% better in creative composition projects is a testament to their engagement.
Flat for Education has transformed our exam preparation. The difference in my students' compositions is phenomenal; it truly is a new standard for music education.
Flat for Education puts a powerful, yet affordable, tool in every student's hands, bridging the gap between talent and formal music notation.
Have you ever heard that creativity is intelligence having fun? That is what music does. Our students are so enthusiastic about their compositions.
Frequently asked questions
What types of PDF sheet music does Flat for Education support?
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Can I export an imported score back to PDF or MusicXML?
Does PDF Import work on Chromebooks?
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