Noteflight

http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/bb8630d9e2af728fc7ecfe41c1ea645da91d6133

After spending time using Noteflight I am very surprised I have not heard about this tool before. This program is leaps and bounds better than Finale NotePad and because I am able to access this on my personal computer for free, I imagine I will use this notation program exclusively in the future (aside from Sibelius assignments in class, of course). There were countless times during my teaching tenure at Beall Elementary when I needed to create an Orff orchestration or a short recorder piece and was forced to do so by hand. My budget would not allow for the expense of Sibelius or Finale and this program would have been the perfect solution. In addition to my personal use, I would have created more composition projects for my upper elementary students. I would be interested to know how I might use this program in conjunction with a SMARTboard as well.

I found most aspects of Noteflight practical and easy to use. My only frustration was in regard to selecting the section of music I wanted, whether it be a note, chord, measure, or phrase. I have not found the exact place to click in order to separate these sections from each other. I am sure my frustration will lessen in time as I become more familiar with the program. I appreciate the ability to type the letter names of the notes very much and know my colleagues will as well, as I intend to email the Noteflight link to them immediately.