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Music Notation and Terminology ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠙⠪⠝⠤⠃⠪⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠙⠪⠝⠤⠃⠪⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀
⠥⠏⠤⠃⠪⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠀⠥⠏⠤⠃⠪⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠉⠑⠇⠇⠕⠀⠍⠥⠎⠊⠉⠀⠮⠀
⠙⠪⠝⠤⠃⠪⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠢⠀⠉⠑⠇⠇⠕⠀
⠙⠪⠝⠤⠃⠪⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠡⠁⠏⠞⠻⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠑⠍⠃⠑⠇⠇⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠀⠀⠼⠋⠙⠲⠀⠠⠑⠍⠃⠑⠇⠇⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠶⠕⠗⠀
⠛⠗⠁⠉⠑⠎⠶⠀⠶⠠⠋⠗⠲⠀⠁⠛⠗⠑⠍⠢⠞⠎⠶⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠗⠝⠁⠍⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠫⠀⠔⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠉⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀⠑⠍⠃⠑⠇⠇⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠒⠀
⠠⠞⠗⠊⠇⠇⠀⠶⠕⠗⠀⠩⠁⠅⠑⠶⠂⠀⠍⠕⠗⠙⠢⠞⠂⠀⠊⠝⠧⠻⠞⠫⠀⠍⠕⠗⠙⠢⠞⠀
⠶⠕⠗⠀⠏⠗⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠗⠊⠇⠇⠶⠂⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠶⠛⠗⠥⠏⠏⠑⠞⠞⠕⠶⠂⠀
⠊⠝⠧⠻⠞⠫⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠂⠀⠁⠏⠏⠕⠛⠛⠊⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠀⠯⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠊⠁⠉⠉⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠲⠀⠀⠠⠥⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠧⠜⠊⠑⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠇⠽⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠻⠏⠗⠑⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠬⠀⠘⠮⠀
⠑⠍⠃⠑⠇⠇⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀
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⠙⠑⠋⠔⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠫⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠏⠗⠑⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠼⠋⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠞⠗⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠶⠕⠗⠀⠩⠁⠅⠑⠶⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠌⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠗⠁⠏⠊⠙⠀⠁⠇⠞⠻⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷
⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠫⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠇⠪⠻⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠫
⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠫⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠂⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠮⠀⠥⠏⠏⠻⠀⠐⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀⠞⠕⠝⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠁⠞⠕⠝⠊⠉⠀⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
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