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Music Notation and Terminology ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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