stewartminges

Hi, as I understand glissandi on the oboe and english horn are nearly impossible, but I've also heard that they can be accomplished at least to a semitone by manipulating the embouchure. Is this true? Can it be done in both directions? Would these glissandi be possible on the english horn?

fseventsd, I see where you are coming from, completely. I just personally want my first manuscript to look nice, because it means a lot to me. Also, I guess I'm kind of a gear head in terms of my writing utensils and paper and things of that nature. It isn't necessary at all, it's just a hobby.

The Mirado black warriors are fairly good pencils, no. 2, HB and all that. They definitely write better than your run of the mill pencil, but I think I prefer the USA gold pencils because they write darker. For the blackwings: these pencils have quite a history. They used to be made by a different company and were the favorite tool of many artists, writers, and musicians. The Palomino company started making them again not to long ago, but some people say they aren't quite up to the standard of the old ones. The blackwing comes in three different varieties, regular which writes dark, 602 which writes lighter, and the new pearl which is somewhere in between. Palomino also makes some other pencils I'm interested in. But all of these pencils, other than the USA gold and black warrior, are very expensive, between $1 and $2 per pencil.

Both kind of. I am still working on my creative process, but I plan on sketching with pencil, making a final copy with pen, and then entering it into a program.

Is that paper really that good, or would I get better results buying high quality paper from a store and printing the staves on myself?

Hey guys, this is my first post here! I'm 19 and about to start my first year of college with my major in music composition. This topic is basically about the finer nuances of writing music, or specifically the tools of the trade. My question: For those of you who write music with pencil or pen, what do you use? I'm trying to find the best pencils for writing music. Currently I have Mirado Black Warrior pencils and Write Dudes USA Gold, however I'm interested in trying a 2B pencil or something like that. The pencils I have heard good things about are: Pacific music writer, judy green music writer, palomino and blackwings, and many japanese pencils including mitsubishi Hi-Uni. I currently use carta music paper in 12 by 18 and 18 by 12.