This 8,5 x 11 notebook is a dual layout notebook. It's designed with sheet music tabs on the right-handed side and lined paper (college ruled) on the left-handed side. The sheet music page consists of plain staffs (staves) and is intended for composers who are writing their own music or songs. This is ideal for vocal or piano scores. The format is standard for Western music. In this notebook there are college ruled line pages included making it a very practical book for those that need some extra space to write down lyrics or notes when composing music.