1. BlankSheetMusic.net and other websites
I love this site, specifically for students, because you can print out one page and be done, instead of buying a ream. But it can be cumbersome to print out as much paper as you would need if you were, say, writing an symphony. And it can get pricey depending on how efficient your printer ink cartridge is.
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Okay, if I were Bach, who was known for his neat writing style, then I would love bound blank sheet music because it looks so pretty on the shelf and is compact. But I am not Bach and I find that I end up tearing out pages and pages and making the book a very odd thickness. But then again, it is probably just me, since I can be rather a perfectionist.
Nothing beats computers for being both efficient and inefficient at the exact same time. While I love how tidy everything looks on the page when I write it on my computer, it takes me so much longer. Now you might say it's just that I don't know my software well enough. Well, I tell you that is not my challenge. It is that on the computer I have so many wonderful tools/toys to play with and I get distracted. It's not that I'm easily distractable, wait, was that a squirrel?
4. Loose Manuscript Paper
This is what I find myself using the most. I like that I can write a page and then keep it or throw it out without destroying the appearance of the entire work. Plus I can stick it in the fax machine for quick assignment submission. And the only thing that regularly distracts me is myself singing along. All that said, I have a tendency to lose my pages if I'm not careful. My solution has been to shove them under a book, but I'm guessing a three ring binder would probably be a better plan.
So what do you use for blank sheet music?
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