Reddit mentions: The best black sheet music books

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Dakine Backpack 25L - Bought for $17 two years ago. Hasn't shown its age at all.


Chicago Cubs Floral Hat - I have fro-like hair, it keeps it down.


ZtuntZ Longboard - For getting around campus.


Bluetooth Headphones - They're not very good. I used a Best Buy gift card for them, so they do the job.


Collapsable Umbrella - Lightweight and easy to fit.


Hanes Black Socks - I wear sandals most of the time, so a dry pair of socks is good to have on hand.


Mittens - My dad bought them for me last Christmas. He said a pianist's hands shouldn't be numb when he goes to practice.


Organ Shoes - These have leather soles so that they don't dirty the pedalboard at the bottom.


AmazonBasics Laptop Case - Rough, and I don't like to use it, but I dropped my laptop so I'm being more careful.


MacBook Air - Does the job well. OK battery.






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Starbucks 16oz Travel Mug - I worked at Sbux and got this at a discount. I'm trying to be less wasteful, so instead of buying packs of waters, I just refill it at school and work.


Mead Five Star Journal - Small notebook I use to document my practice times and what I worked on.


Korg Tuner - I don't need a tuner but someone might, so I like to keep it on hand.


Music - IMSLP printed, Beethoven Urtext and Hanon exercises for Piano.


Hal Leonard Manuscript Journal - Amazon Prime available and cheap. Worth it.


Vandoren Classical A. Sax Reeds
Miraphone Tuba Mouthpiece - I keep these for distractions. I work on buzzing and breaths.
Giddings and Webster Trombone Mouthpiece


Protec Tuba Mouthpiece Case - Fits 2


Bach Orgelbuchlein - Organ Music


The Sea Wolf - When I want to relax, I'll make sure I have a good book on hand.




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Herschel Wallet - I keep $20 in astd. bills just in case.


Generic Binoculars - Useful for bird watching.


Eagle Scout Card - I'm pretty proud of it and carry it on me at all times.


Anker Charger for Nexus - My original charger gave out and I decided to try this. It's a rapid charger. Not much else.


Bic Lighters




Gerber Paraframe 3in. Knife


Garrity Flashlight


3DS XL Pokemon XY Edi. and charger - My job lets us take small electronics so it's my go-to


Star Wars Vader USB


2 Band-Aids


Burts Bees Chapstick


2 Trojan Condoms


2 Leigas


2 Bobby Pins


Hex Key Set - My bike's handlebars need constant tightening, so I just keep all of them together


Emergency Poncho


Star Wars R2-D2 Pouch


Pencils and Pens


Bar Key - I don't work as a bartender anymore, but I carry it because of habit.


Chicago Blackhawks Lanyard - Has Smith & Wesson handcuff key, keys to the organ recital hall, my apartment and my mailbox.

Read. This book is not great, but it's decent if you're coming from zero and you can put it in your pocket.

Get a manuscript notebook. This one is pretty good. Copy out examples and exercises.

Go to Bach's page on IMSLP. Find some solo pieces. Copy them out in your shiny new notebook. I suggest the cello suites, the two-part inventions, and the Well-Tempered Clavier. I chose these because they have great counterpoint and rely heavily on Fortspinnung (and so should you). Maybe you'll pick up things from paying close attention while copying. Make your notation look as close to the original as possible so you pick up good notation habits too, and get a good eraser.

I know that all this notating by hand does not seem very productive on its face, but trust me that it pays off. It will make your reading better and you'll become familiar with the structure and logic of music.

Well gosh, thanks! Just trying to share some love.

Truth be told, I am carrying... please hold I'll check my bag... eight notebooks at the moment. They are all different and have different uses.

I use the mini ones for projects (one for ideas for my Raspberry Pi, another for Adobe Lightroom thoughts and tricks), both regular Field Notes, grid. One is for ideas for the house, which happens to be the Expedition (because OMG dot grid!). A nicer Cahier for a project to be gifted at some point, and an aforementioned Wal-Mart el-cheapo for making a note, tearing out, and handing to someone.

Then the more durable Colors FN, a new page for every day, just my running task list (deposit check, get groceries, fix window screen, etc.).

Next, I have a notebook for work (I'm an engineer) that is a promo notebook branded for Wonderware, and try as I might, I can't find them anywhere commercially (but I'm pretty sure it's this, in black). They are PERFECT. Stiff board covers, pretty good paper, double ring binding, perfect for walking around a plant and taking notes. I'd order a box of 100, maybe. I'm on my sixth one, and the vendor won't give me any more without taking more training, so I'm SOL. I did buy this as the next-in-line replacement, though, and am excited to try it out.

This is my current journal (orange, medium), just for me and all my thoughts and shit and rants and y'know - journal stuff, and it comes with me everywhere. Been using it for over a year and it's a champ. I had to tape the corners back on with gaffer's tape. It's been halfway around the world, sailed the Carribean for a week in the salt spray and sun, been wet and dry and wet and tossed around. I would absolutely buy it again except the most awesome secret santa /u/leinistar sent me THIS ABSOLUTE BEAUTY in the Pens and Stationary exchange and I squealed like a 10 year old girl (I'm such a sucker for dot grid, f'real). Anyway, back to the Piccadilly - it takes ink like a mofo - just got a Pilot fountain pen that just gushes and generally bleeds through everything (even my work notebook- sniff) but this book takes it like a champ.

Bonus: Recently saw this website and consequently picked up this notebook. Decent price, great concept, but absolute shite quality paper and covers. Disappointment, but I'll still use it. I had to go through nine writing utensils before I found an acceptable compromise of not-bleed-through and not-paper-scoring. (Pilot G-2 0.7mm, incidentally)

I would say print it yourself too - but only if you have access to a copier that you don't have to pay for!

Because yes, ink is so unethically expensive today that it's probably more cost-effective to buy it from Amazon.

When I was in college we were required to by 11 x 17 paper and there used to be one company that made it on really nice paper - very thick so you could erase and wouldn't lose your staff lines or wear a hole through the paper. And that's why printing it yourself is still good - because you can customize it - put it on the paper you want, size you want, and so on.

But if you just need "standard" basic paper, yeah I'd buy it in bulk (they do also make manuscript paper books with spiral binding).

I printed out something from my printer last night and we've bought a little heavier paper because I'm tired of the way-too-thin paper being used everywhere now to save a penny.

But when I wrote on it with pencil, I could barely see it. Either the paper is too glossy to abrade the lead off it, or the lead material in the pencil is no longer the quality pencil lead used to be (most likely the case as everything now is just made cheaply and poorly and quality is nothing).

This:

https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Wirebound-Manuscript-Paper-Green/dp/0881884995/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=manuscript+paper&qid=1567876609&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Usually covers it.

Go with the Archives or Carta brand if you want something a little nicer.

Though I want to say, even though blank manuscript paper still has it's place, you should really be becoming an expert in Finale or Sibelius in this day and age if you want a career in music, especially given you're in college.

I have a copy of Music Listography in my Books wishlist... I love stuff like this!

Thanks for the contest!

Here are my accessories in a backpack I take to every gig:

• Snark Tuner
  
• Sansamp Bass Driver DI
  
• Two extra 9V Batteries
  
• Vitamin C
  
• Herb Wong's Jazz Fakebook
  
• Two cables (I should be carrying two more)
  
• Pen
  
• Blank sheet music
  
• Strepsils (I sing)
  
• Two sets of earplugs
  
• Folder containing repertoire and lyrics of our set
  
• Extra set of strings
  
  I hope this helps!

I'm getting ready to go to school to get my teaching certification, so I can teach music in schools. I can't guarantee that I could do that if I wasn't single.

[This] (http://www.amazon.com/Manuscript-Paper-Standard-Wire-Bound-Stave/dp/0881884995/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394292306&sr=8-1&keywords=blank+sheet+music) would be very helpful to me.

I can think of a few guitar books that cover EVH-style arpeggios. Guthrie Govan's books (i can't remember if Vol 1 or 2) are outstanding. I just noticed this, tapping manuscripts for bass

http://www.amazon.com/Tapping-Manuscript-Professional-Student-Notebook/dp/1470083515/

She might enjoy a staff paper notebook with the Christmas season coming up: https://www.amazon.com/Music-Notebook-Unicorn-Manuscript-Staves/dp/1545195730/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1542579236&sr=8-7&keywords=music+ledger+paper

If you'd like something physical, you can instead purchase a manuscript notebook to write in.

https://www.amazon.com/Manuscript-Paper-Standard-Wire-Bound-Stave/dp/0881884995

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https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Wirebound-Manuscript-Paper-Green/dp/0881884995

I use this thing. I'm still figuring out the tool-set though, I might need to take a few more tutorials.

http://www.amazon.com/Manuscript-Paper-Standard-Wire-Bound-Stave/dp/0881884995/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406101960&sr=8-1&keywords=Hal+leonard+sheet+music

Once you have basic music theory down all you have to do is listen and write

http://smile.amazon.com/Manuscript-Paper-Standard-Wire-Bound-Stave/dp/0881884995/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418230764&sr=8-1&keywords=manuscript+paper

Found it on Amazon