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Music Notation and Terminology ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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