notation
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Western notation can’t always capture African musical innovations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
He noted where smugglers had blowtorched openings big enough to crawl through and pointed out the spray-painted notation of when those gaps were closed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
The waltz has minor errors in rhythm and notation but Mr McClellan said he is sure that Chopin is behind it.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024
“Dorico’s not totally perfect if you have super weird stuff like harp notation or complicated percussion staves. You might have to hand-tweak those after they’re in the new system,” said Pogue.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Mostly, books used in the U.S. will use standard 5-line staff notation.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing notation
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The ACT Math Test: Number and Quantity
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Music - Introductory
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