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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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