Count the tabs. Before class, a music teacher opens the platform for composition assignments. Then a browser tab for a metronome. Another for a tuner. A third for sight-reading exercises. A PDF to print for ear training. By the time students arrive, there are five things open and none of them talk to each other.
That's the problem this update addresses. Flat for Education now includes seven tools built directly into the platform: a sight-reading generator, a tuner, a metronome, a tone generator, ear training worksheets, and fingering worksheets. All of them live alongside the notation editor, assignments, and gradebook you already use.
The platform pricing has also changed to match. Here's what's new, what it means for your classroom, and what happens if you're already a Flat for Education user.
The seven new tools making Flat for Education more Powerful
Sight-Reading Generator
Create a sight-reading exercise in about thirty seconds. Choose the instrument, clef, difficulty level, and excerpt length. The platform generates a unique exercise instantly. You can assign it through Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, or Schoology, print it for paper practice, or use it as a warm-up during class without any preparation the night before.
The practical difference: sight-reading preparation currently takes time that most teachers don't have. A usable exercise requires selecting appropriate repertoire, checking the difficulty, formatting it for the class, and distributing it. The generator removes every step except choosing the settings.
Tuner
A chromatic tuner that runs directly in each student's workspace, using their device microphone. Students check their pitch independently, before class, during warm-up, or at home. No separate app download. No phone balanced on a music stand. It's there when they open Flat for Education.
Metronome
A full metronome inside the platform. Students set their own tempo and practice at pace. For any teacher who has watched students practice without a click, then perform with one, the value is immediate. The metronome being inside their regular workspace, rather than a separate app they might forget to open, is the meaningful change.
Tone Generator
Produces a sustained reference pitch for tuning or ear training. Teachers can set a tone for the whole class to tune from. Students can use it independently to check intonation or work on interval recognition. Replaces the tuning fork, the piano chord, the separate tone generator app.
Ear Training Worksheets
Auto-graded worksheets covering intervals, chords, scales, and melodic dictation. Students complete them inside Flat for Education and get instant feedback. Teachers see results in the same dashboard as composition assignments and performance submissions. No separate grading, no separate platform.
Fingering Worksheets
Instrument-specific fingering exercises, also auto-graded. Covers the mechanics that take repeated explanation: which fingers, which keys, which positions. Students can revisit at their own pace. The result goes into the gradebook like any other assignment.
Student interface language
Students can choose the language in which assignments and the platform interface are displayed. This isn't a tool or an assignment type, just a practical detail that matters in multilingual classrooms, international schools, and programs where students are learning in their second language. The notation, the exercises, the feedback prompts, all of it in the language the student works best in.
What this means for how class works
Before this, running a music classroom with digital tools required assembling a collection of apps and platforms that were never designed to work together. Notation in one place, practice tools somewhere else, theory assessment in a third place. Each transition point was an opportunity for a student to get lost, a grade to go unrecorded, or a teacher to spend Tuesday evening managing logistics instead of preparing music.
The new tools don't replace what Flat for Education already does. Composition assignments, performance assessment, in-score feedback, and LMS grade sync all work exactly as before. The tools extend the platform into daily practice: the tuning that happens before rehearsal, the metronome work that happens during practice, the ear training that happens between assignments.
For students, this matters because the practice tools live in the same environment as their schoolwork. A student who opens Flat for Education to work on a composition assignment is one click from the metronome, the tuner, or a sight-reading warm-up. The tools are present rather than requiring a deliberate choice to go find them.
The updated plans
The seven new tools are included in Flat for Education's Teacher Plan and School or District Plan. Pricing has also moved to a per-student model.
Teacher Plan: $99 per teacher per year, plus $6 per student per year
Designed for one or two teachers. Fully self-serve: buy, renew, and manage your account directly without approval processes. Stays under the $100 purchase order threshold that many schools require for credit card purchases, which means most teachers can buy directly without waiting for administrative approval.
Includes: the full notation editor, all six new tools, composition and performance assignments, auto-graded theory worksheets, Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams integration, score library, and PDF import.
School or District Plan: custom pricing
Includes a minimum of three teacher licences. Additional teachers at $79 per year. Student pricing from $4 to $6 per student, depending on volume. For larger schools, the per-student rate drops as enrollment increases.
Includes everything in the Teacher Plan, plus Canvas and Schoology integrations, a shared assignment library across teachers, three hours of virtual training, and professional development options.
District Site License: custom pricing
Unlimited teachers and students. Dedicated onboarding, implementation support, and full-day in-person training.
If you're already on a Flat for Education plan
If you have an existing plan, your setup stays exactly as it is. Nothing is taken away. You can renew at your current rate and continue using Flat for Education exactly as you have been.
The new tools are part of the updated plans. If you want to access them, you can opt in now and get all six tools unlocked immediately. Your current pricing stays in place until your next renewal date. At renewal, you move to the Teacher Plan or School Plan. No payment is required today.
If your current workflow is working well, staying put is a completely reasonable choice. If you're curious about what's been added, you can try all six tools for the rest of your current subscription before deciding anything.
Frequently asked questions
What's included in the Teacher Plan?
The Teacher Plan includes the full Flat for Education notation editor, all six new tools (sight-reading generator, tuner, metronome, tone generator, ear training worksheets, and fingering worksheets) as well as all future updates, composition and performance assignments, auto-graded theory worksheets, Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams integration, score library, and PDF import. It supports up to two teachers and is fully self-serve at $99 per teacher per year plus $6 per student per year.
Do I need a School Plan if I have two teachers?
No. The Teacher Plan supports up to two teachers and is fully self-serve. If you have three or more teachers, need Canvas or Schoology integration, or want a shared assignment library across your department, the School Plan is the right fit. School Plans can be unlocked by contacting edu@flat.io and include three teacher licences.
Do the new tools work with Google Classroom?
Yes. Flat for Education's Google Classroom integration covers the full assignment workflow: roster sync, assignment distribution, submission, and grade return. The new tools are built into the same platform, so students access everything through the same environment they use for assignments.
Can I keep my current pricing?
Yes. Existing users can renew at their current rate and keep their setup exactly as it is. The new tools are available on the updated plans only. If you want to access the new tools without waiting for your renewal, you can opt in now, get the tools unlocked immediately, and move to new plan pricing at your next renewal date.
Is the $99 Teacher Plan really self-serve?
Yes. For one or two teacher accounts, everything is handled directly in the billing page. No purchase order, no approval process, no waiting. The $99 price point stays under the $100 threshold that triggers purchase order requirements in most schools.
Flat for Education offers a free 30-day trial with no credit card required. The trial includes access to all six new tools, so you can see the full platform before making any decisions. Start at flat.io/edu.
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