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Music Notation and Terminology ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠥⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠑⠲⠛⠲⠂⠀⠁⠀⠓⠁⠇⠋⠤⠝⠕⠞⠑⠀⠞⠊⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁
⠀⠟⠥⠁⠗⠞⠑⠗⠤⠝⠕⠞⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠀⠞⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠥⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠤⠇⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠞⠞⠑⠙⠀⠓⠁⠇⠋⠤⠝⠕⠞⠑⠆⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠓⠁⠇⠋⠤⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀
⠞⠊⠑⠙⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠀⠞⠕⠝⠑⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠙⠥⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠤⠝⠕⠞⠑⠲⠀
⠶⠠⠎⠑⠑⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠼⠙⠊⠂⠀⠼⠑⠚⠂
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠼⠑⠁⠶⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠚⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠊⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀
⠼⠉⠁⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠓⠁⠗⠍⠕⠝⠊⠉⠼⠁⠚⠀⠞⠊⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠕⠕⠞⠝⠕⠞⠑⠀⠼⠁⠚⠒⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠝⠓⠁⠗⠍⠕⠝⠊⠉⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠏⠲⠀⠼⠁⠚⠂⠀
⠠⠎⠑⠉⠲⠀⠼⠃⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠚⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠁⠲⠀⠀⠼⠑⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠇⠥⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠕⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀
⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠉⠥⠗⠧⠑⠙⠀
⠇⠊⠝⠑⠂⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠀⠶⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠑⠶⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀
⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠑⠝⠂⠀
⠋⠊⠋⠞⠑⠑⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠇⠥⠗⠀⠁⠗⠑⠒⠀⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠕⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠇⠑⠛⠁⠞⠕⠀⠶⠎⠥⠎⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠶⠀⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀

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