Composer's Stop

1) Logging Into Noteflight: Navigation and Getting Started

2) Notation Shortcuts: A Quicker Way to Notate!

3) Sharing & Commenting: Show Off Your Music!

Learn how to share your score with your classmates AND comment on their shared scores!

Repetition, Elemental Form, Making a Catchy Melody!

Learn about the importance of including repetition in your music!

Learn how to write a singable, memorable, catchy melody!

Creating Character in Your Melody

& Changing Moods with Modes

Learn how to tell a story in your music and how to musically portray a person, place, or a thing!

Learn how to quickly change the mood of your melody by simply changing the "mode" (moving the whole melody to a new starting note)

Adding Harmony & Texture

Learn how to take your melody to the next step by creating three types of harmony: homophonic (same rhythm as melody), held-note (long, sustained notes), and ostinato-based harmony (repeated rhythmic pattern).

Once you start your piece of music, be sure to hop over to the Composer's Workshop to watch REAL composers from across America give REAL feedback to kids in your school! You can learn SO much by listening to these feedback videos!