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Use something you feel comfortable writing a long time with, without getting a cramp (especially important when doing tedious stuff like manual copying or writing out parts!), that looks good to you, is clearly visible and allows you to write precisely. Writing with a pencil feels differently than writing with a ballpoint pen or writing with a fountain pen. Writing music is a quite personal thing and you should feel somewhat comfortable doing so. The first point is possibly the most crucial one. How much does it matter to you how long your scores will be legible? What is more suitable for producing copies of the final product?

pencil: I guess ultimately it comes down to three things: (For example Free printable staff paper Blank Sheet Music.

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You'll find lots of decently sized graphics you can download and print, at some websites even configure yourself to some degree. If you can export as graphics with your version of Finale you could also just do that and then remove the time signatures etc. It might not be as comfortable at first, but once you have created a first set, you can easily create variations of it with copy/paste and changing the spacings slightly.

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You could always make your manuscript paper with a graphics software though.

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I assume you don't have the full version of Finale then? Because with the full version it obviously would be no problem to leave out these things. Hope this is of help to you and anyone else out there. It comes in a variety of stave sizes and can be purchased from .uk.Īs far as ink goes, I like black Auora ink but I have seen brown fountain pen ink by J.

You put ink in the pad and roll it on paper. paper that blots when you write with liquid ink), there is also a device called the 'Fidolino' which lets you make staves on any type of paper, such as art paper. Of course with paper making not like it used to (i.e. In regards to sketching beginning ideas, I like Clairefontaine's size A4 stave pads (it sort of fits in a standard 3 ring binder). Also from England is the 'Musician's Manuscript' by Manchester Music Exchange which has 18 staves per size A3 page (stave size is smaller than Novello) which I like to use only for the final manuscript (you can buy from Boosey and Hawks or Manchester Music Exchange). staves per page that works wonderfully (40 pages per pad) whether sketching a continuity draft or for a composing a work.

Novello (available from and ) makes an excellent 10, 16, 26, etc. Although proficient with computer, I only use computer when the work is done. Also by not using pencil, I do not waste time erasing like I used to. I used to use pencil but it does not give you a dark enough mark and using ink fills a sort of artistic need of mine. I like to compose with size A3 landscape paper with 16 or 18 staves with paper that works best with fountain pen or even dip pen. I typically sketch condensed scores on a few staves and transfer directly to Finale after that, so I've never needed alternative paper sizes.Ĭan anyone recommend manuscript paper brands aside from Carta and Passantino? Are there affordable quality notebooks with more than 96 pages? Also, does anyone know of a company that uses brown ink instead of black? A large manuscript notebook with pocketed dividers would be nice.)įor me these two types of paper get the job done. I do this in a binder instead of a notebook so that I can put my class handouts in the pockets of the binder. (I'm the kind of guy who takes sloppy notes during a lecture in a notebook and rewrites/reorganizes them on loose leaf paper when I get home so I have a clean copy for my binder. 2), although it might be better to use 10 stave pages so there's more white space to write in. I'd buy one with more pages if I could, but I haven't found one yet.įor class notes I fill a 1' 3 ring binder with 12 stave, 8.5x11, hole-punched pages (like Carta No. 85 (I've heard that Archives is also a good brand). When making sketches, no matter the ensemble, I like to use a spiral bound notebook, usually a 96 page, 12 stave, 9x11 one like the Carta No. I purchased some manuscript paper the other day and started to wonder what other composers like to use when writing (notation software aside).