Music theory How to choose the instrumentation for your composition The experience of listening to the same song can be very different due to instrumentation. With this guide, you will learn how to make the best choice.
Product Flat, a must-have tool for a songwriter How intuitive it is, features that help you save time, get feedback from other musicians, among other things, make Flat a must-have tool for a songwriter.
Guest Posts Tips for Beginner Songwriters Are you considering starting your career as a songwriter? In this article you will find some tips that will help you get off on the right foot.
Product Generate auto-graded music theory worksheets Flat for Education features a new time saver system for teachers to create interactive auto-graded worksheets to teach and assert student knowledge about basic music theory.
Music theory 8 Awesome Beginner Drum Fills A drum fill is a short musical transition that signifies to a listener that the music is shifting towards a new passage, such as a chorus. In this article, learn 8 awesome beginner drum fills that should be reasonably easy to get to grips with behind the drum set.
Success Stories The 10 Best Musical Instruments for Beginners Mastering the art of using a musical instrument to bring a beautiful sound to life is rewarding in so many ways. This article will take you through the 10 best musical instruments that are beginner-friendly to help you choose an instrument that will inspire you to play.
Music theory Learn to read and write music with Flat.io If you are a guitarist or other similar string instrument player, chances are that you learned to play your instrument with tablatures. If want to learn how to read and write music, this article is for you.
Product Assignments Grading and Reviews Grade your assignments directly from our Flat for Education pages, sync automatically your grades with your LMS and Google Classroom, and discover our improved review pages.
Music theory How to project emotions through music: modulation Modulation has a huge emotional power. Learn how to modulate to trigger the desired emotions in your audience.
Music theory How to project emotions through music: chord progression The way we build a chord progression has a strong emotional and narrative power. Learn some tools and formulas to assertively create a cadence.
Product Back to school updates Discover the product updates we released for back to school: Improvements for TABs, Solfege display mode, Audio track upload, Improved LMS support, Playback Limitation options and option to Assign individual students.
Product Solfege mode for noteheads It is now possible to use solfege names inside note-heads. To do so, you need to go inside the layout settings, Notes heads, Shape, and finally select either the "Solfege (with Ti)" or the "Solfege (with Si)".
Guest Posts Mindfulness Techniques for Music Educators and Ensemble Leaders Learn how to apply the transformative practice of mindfulness to enable both our students and ourselves to become more attuned to the present moment.
Flat's story Five years of Flat Today we celebrate the fifth birthday of the company. That's an important milestone and we are grateful for the crazy journey. Today, we support more than 2,500,000 composers around and we can't wait to grow even more.
Success Stories Teaching with purpose: music dictation Teaching with purpose, learning with purpose. Learn some ideas for creating appealing dictation exercises.
Product Adding support of Flat for Education Assignments for all your LMS You can now do much more with Flat for Education and your LMS, including Canvas, Schoology and Moodle.
Music theory How to project emotions through music: Harmony Harmony is what accentuates the emotional effect of the song. Learn how to use harmony to project the desired emotions in a composition.
Success Stories How to create inspiring activities with Flat for Education We recently added the "Template lock" and "Custom Toolset" educational features. In this article, learn some basic activities that will help you create assignments to inspire your students to learn music.
Product Upload and Synchronize MP3 files with your scores After adding the ability to link and sync a video or audio track from YouTube, SoundCloud or Vimeo, you can now directly upload your own MP3 tracks and sync them with your scores.
Product Flat for Education pricing update The company has been growing at a much faster pace during the past 18 months. To better support our growth and keep our high quality of service, we have decided to increase our Education pricing to $2USD.
Product Assign individual students for differentiated learning Every student is unique. Use today's new Flat for Education feature to assign work to individuals based on their needs
Product June 2020 Updates This month on Flat: Template lock and Custom Toolsets for Flat for Education, Support for Google Classroom Topics, and new premium Contrabass HQ instrument
Success Stories Shorten the distance between you and your students with Flat for Education during remote learning The role of music education, remote learning, and how to remain motivated as music educators. These are some of the topics Geoff Gould, a Music Education Grammy Award finalist, addressed during our interview.
Product Custom Toolsets (toolbars) for Assignments For all Flat for Education assignments, you can now choose the tools available for your students to work on the activity and completely customize our music notation editor for your own needs.
Product Template Lock for Assignments When creating a Flat for Education assignment with a template score, you can now enable the Template Lock to prevent students from altering or removing the original notes from your template.