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Music Notation and Terminology ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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