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scorepad

4.2

A notebook with blank music lines for writing notes

noun
/ˈskɔːrˌpæd/

Specialized

: partitura

Before composing at the piano, he prepared a fresh scorepad to write out melodies.

Examples

The composer quickly jotted down his ideas in his scorepad during the rehearsal break.
The musician wrote the notes on a scorepad.
She always carries a scorepad in her bag in case inspiration strikes.
He always carries a scorepad for his music class.
The composer quickly jotted down his ideas in his scorepad during the rehearsal break.
Before composing at the piano, he prepared a fresh scorepad to write out melodies.
She always carries a scorepad in her bag in case inspiration strikes.

Synonyms

music paper

vsscorepad

1 3.0

Paper with lines for writing music notes

is a bound pad of blank staff paper rather than loose sheets

score paper

vsscorepad

Specialized

5.6

Paper that has printed lines for writing music notes

is a notebook format of blank staff paper instead of loose printed sheets

Surface Forms

scorepad singular

scorepads plural

Morphology

scorepad = score + pad (transparent) = score + pad

Both components contribute their usual meanings: 'score' (musical notation) + 'pad' (pad of paper), yielding a pad for musical scores.

Etymology

Scorepad comes from score ('a written piece of music') and pad ('a small book of paper'), so it is a notebook for writing down melodies and musical notes.