He's not wrong - it's slick, dark graphite and replaceable eraser make it a perfect choice for musicians. I went an entire choir season with one, and only wanted (not even needed) to sharpen it once for the amount of note taking I had.īlackwing 602 - Stephen Sondheim famously proclaimed the Eberhard Faber original to be his ultimate favorite pencil, and was lucky enough to stock pile them early on. They have a dark, smooth quality, but are also firm enough to have excellent point retention. Here's what we have discovered to be favorites amongst the music community (and my personal bias included):Ĭraft Design Technology HB - If you can't get your hands on an Ito-ya (which are terribly tricky to find outside of Japan and often sought after by musicians), these pencils are made by the same manufacturer Camel Pencil Company. It is really a huge benefit if your pencil has the ability to stay put somewhere (i.e. Additionally, point retention is a must because god forbid you interrupt rehearsal with the distracting sounds of sharpening. Must have good point retention! Notes are usually made in small spaces, within the staff or on the margins, so the ability to write small and precise is necessary. It also needs to be bold enough to be seen clearly at a reasonable distance, because one does not typically perform with their nose in their sheets. Your music will often be in a folder or on a stand or even in your lap, so your pencil needs to be soft and dark enough to make a clear mark without too much pressure.
Must be dark! When notating on sheet music, you're usually not writing on a solid surface. That means you need to hand it back in clean of your own messy notes so the next person can make their own. Thus, your sheet music is often reused or returned if it's not worn. Must be erasable! In my experience, sheet music is expensive and photocopying is a major no-no. It really is a pretty specific use scenario, and one that we've thankfully had a lot of experience answering in the shop, outside of my own personal experience.
Having sang in choirs for much of my life, I'm familiar with the constant need to mark one's sheet music with notes and edits and emphatic instructions from pre-concert crazed directors. There aren't too many professions in the world these days that absolutely require pencils, but we regularly work with a type of customer whose everyday carry must include a really specific pencil: musicians.
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