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"All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music. For while in all other works of art it is possible to distinguish the matter from the form,
and the understanding can always make this distinction, yet it is the constant effort of art to obliterate it."
Walter Pater (1839-1894) English essayist and art and literary critic

How to Read and Print pdf Files

pdf is an excellent format for distributing print quality information over the Internet. All the files listed on this page have been created with standard Windows programs. The finished output has then been printed to the PDF Creator virtual printer set to a minimum of 600 dpi. Because the resolution of computer monitors is much lower than 600 dpi, the 'on-screen' quality appear poorer and more variable than that on a modern printer. We recommend that you always print these files rather than using them 'on-screen'. All these documents may be copied and used freely.

The files you are downloading are in pdf format - start at 1.

1. You can download any pdf file to your hard drive by doing the following:

Windows- right click over the relevant link and save.
Mac- click on the relevant link, hold and save.

2. Read pdf format files using a pdf reader
for example: Acrobat Reader or gsview.

3. With a pdf reader you will also be able to print the file(s) to your local printer.

4. If you are having problems getting music to print from pdf files (for example, you get only garbled output) please refer to this article which offers numerous ways to solve this.

My Adobe Acrobat pdf files are printing garbage

If you have any problems with these instructions please contact us and we will try to help you.

5. If you notice spaces where there should be letters c or K then you can fix this by upgrading your Acrobat Reader to the latest version for your operating system. This problem arises from the Microsoft Postscript generator and is not the fault of our pdf format file generator.

If you require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print the pdf files, and this is not already installed on your computer, use the link through the Acrobat logo below.

How to Make pdf Format Files

Those interested in producing pdf format files may like to read Christian Mondrup's comprehensive How to produce a pdf score.

Alternatively, refer to Free PDF which provides similar information.

Paper Size

We have set our printable material to fit the standard A4 paper size. If printed out on paper of another size the image may not be centred on the page, or may flow over to a second sheet. This problem is most commonly found when users print material intended for A4 paper size onto American Letter size paper. The two sizes are as follows:


	Millimetres		Inches
	Width	Length	Width	Length
A4	210.0	297.0	8.26	11.69
Letter	215.9	279.4	8.50	11.00

We recommend those who want to learn more about the history of the two paper sizes read the article entitled A4 vs US Letter by Brian Forte printed in Between Borders.

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Other Printable Information ::

Blank Manuscript/Staff/Music Paper/Papier à musique from Dolmetsch Online ::

We have prepared blank manuscript/staff/music paper which you can print out onto your local printer.
We recommend you use a good quality paper which will improve the quality of the output.
The output from your printer will be far superior to the same image on your computer screen.

If you require any other layout please let us know and we will make it available.

Solo format

Special large paper format (these should be printed on the paper size specified below)

Keyboard format

Ensemble format

Choral format

Ensemble with keyboard format

Ensemble with keyboard - special paper format (these should be printed on the paper size specified below)

Band format

Percussion format

Plucked string format

Blank Manuscript/Staff Paper from BlankSheetMusic.net ::

Build it yourself staff paper

Andrew Williams' Testpagelab - Music Paper Resource ::

Printable staff paper, true to scale