While Noteflight Basic provides a robust set of instruments, Noteflight Premium offers even more with a full array of 85+ high-quality instruments. If you still do not have the instrument … Continue reading “Composing For Any Instrument in Noteflight Premium”
While using Noteflight, perhaps you have wondered: “why can’t I make the key signature different in my clarinet part?” Or perhaps you clicked “Add Part” or “Change Instrument” in the … Continue reading “Behind the Notation: Instrument Transposition”
The world of percussion is vast and varied: any sound-producing object, hit with any other object, can be called percussion. Percussion lends itself to alternate playing techniques: there are usually … Continue reading “Playing Techniques and How to Write Them, Part 2: Percussion”
Are you using all the sounds Noteflight makes available for string and percussion instruments… pizzicato, mutes, harmonics, and so on? Even if you are, there may be some effects you … Continue reading “Playing Techniques and How to Write Them, Part 1: Strings”
One story we hear from our users goes something like this: “I’ve always wanted to compose, but I just didn’t have the right tools… with Noteflight I can jump right … Continue reading ““I want to compose a piece. What should I do?” A Composing Starter Kit”
Are you the kind of person who mainly remembers the lyrics of a song, or do you remember the tune more readily? Or both equally? This article will be of … Continue reading “Behind the Notation: Lyrics”
This Behind the Notation series focuses on a topic close to the hearts of anyone who likes chords (and that’s everyone, right?). Usually placed above the staff or a set … Continue reading “Behind the Notation: Chord Symbols”
There are a lot of composers out there using Noteflight, and your music is popping with great ideas. If you’ve come up with a theme you like, and you’re not … Continue reading “Behind the Notation: 10 Ways to Transform a Rhythm”
An Exception There’s at least one common exception to the need for the note values to line up with the beat structure: a simple syncopation can cross over a beat, … Continue reading “Behind the Notation: Beat Clarity – 2”
One of the trickier problems that can come up in notating rhythm is when note values (rhythmic durations), ties, and beams, don’t match the way beats divide up in the … Continue reading “Behind the Notation: Beat Clarity”
