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Students as Producers - Composing/Arranging Music with Online Tools In this session, you will be learning about how to write music using www.noteflight.com,which has both free membership and various paid membership options for more features. You will discover and discuss how composing/arranging music for assessment as well as for self-directed projects can enhance student learning. Finally, you will create your own activity based upon TPACK- Technology ( www.noteflight.com ), Pedagogy (students composing/arranging music), and Content (your choice).



Session Objectives

 * To explore the features and limitations of using **Noteflight.com** to compose or arrange music.
 * To understand how teachers can utilize **Noteflight.com** to create learning opportunities for students
 * To understand how students can utilize **Noteflight.com** for self-directed projects
 * To develop an activity for students to compose or arrange music.

Agenda
I. Show One (25 minutes) II. Teach one (25 minutes) III. Reflection (10 minutes) IV. Do One (25 minutes) V. Debrief (5 miniutes)

= I. Show One =

Materials needed - free subscription to www.noteflight.com, headphones

Getting Started: Observe the facilitator and explore

(5 min.) A. **Facilitator demonstrates creating a score** Actions - score set-up, notes, rests, copy, cut, paste, play

(10 min.) B. **Participants begin creating a score** Actions - score set-up, notes, rests, copy, cut, paste, play

(10 min) C. **Facilitator demonstrates searching //Noteflight.com//** **(free) or using a private site (yearly subscription)** Actions - search, favorite, comment, versions, annotate, share, save a copy

=II. Teach One=

A. **Add to your score** Actions -
 * Transpose one staff down a minor 3rd (Edit Menu)
 * Add a new staff above or below (Staff Menu)
 * Change Instrument, Time Signature, Key Signature (Staff Menu)
 * Add some of the following: lyrics, dynamics, performance text, chord symbols, system break, page break (tool palette or score menu)
 * Add one or more groups of triplets (score menu)
 * Change to strip layout (View menu) and decide which you like better
 * Change tempo and toggle between concert pitch and transposed (Bottom toolbar)
 * Set sharing so "Anyone Can Make Changes to This Score". (Sharing tab)
 * Save

B. **Copy the URL of your score and paste into** this google doc.

C. **Facilitator demonstrates other features**
 * Import midi files (File menu)
 * Export as a midi file or WAV file (File menu)
 * Mixing board - //Noteflight Crescendo subscription needed//
 * View/Print individual parts - //Noteflight Crescendo subscription needed//



D. **Select a score of one of the other participants to view and leave comments or annotations on their noteflight score.**

E. S**creencasts on how to use Noteflight.** [] scroll down to find the screencasts.

=III. Reflection=


 * How might you and your students use noteflight.com to compose and arrange music?
 * Do you prefer a self-contained site or the ability for students to search and share with noteflight users around the world?

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=IV. Do One=

A. Develop your activity. B. Create a discussion post with the title of your activity as subject line. Paste your activity in the body of the discussion post. C. Look at each others' activities and leave comments and/or questions.

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=IV. Debrief=

Add to the primary pad above (Scroll down):
 * How else could you use noteflight?
 * What hurdles will you find in your school enabling students to use noteflight?
 * What other music notation programs do you use?