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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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