Blank Staff Paper

What it is

Clean, blank manuscript paper with evenly spaced five-line staves. Choose empty staves or staves with a treble clef already printed, in A4 or US Letter format.

How to use it

• Print at 100% scale ("actual size") so the staff spacing stays correct. Don't use "fit to page" if your printer adds margins.
• Use a pencil: you'll erase a lot when composing or doing exercises.
• Print a few copies and keep them in a folder next to your instrument.

Ideas

• Write down melodies you come up with before you forget them.
• Copy short passages by hand: it is one of the best ways to improve note reading.
• Practise writing key signatures, scales and chords for the key signatures and scale spelling worksheets.
• Transcribe simple melodies by ear, checking pitches with the piano notes chart.

Related

Learn about the staff and clefs. Need low notes? Use bass clef staff paper; for piano, the grand staff paper.