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notation

[noh-tey-shuhn] / noʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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"At the start of the lesson, I would go through how to play the musical notation, and then the lesson would just be silent focus on trying to learn this musical notation," he says.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Ms. Chan examines the process by which scales and music notation came to the page.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 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

Both became industry standards for digital music notation throughout the 2000s, launching regular updates and holding a sort of “duopoly” over the space, as Dorico’s product marketing manager, Daniel Spreadbury, characterized it to me.

From Slate Sep. 26, 2024

Others prefer scientific pitch notation, which simply labels the octaves with numbers, starting with C1 for the lowest C on a full-sized keyboard.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Epstein’s calendar suggests Epstein was also a patient: The files include notations for blood draws and follow-ups over several years.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

On 1st March, Dr Pratt noticed a surprising little "e" in notations added to the book.

From Science Daily May 15, 2024

Then came four more “Just Added” shows — and another four — and the “sold out” notations just continued appearing on ticket pages.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2024

Amid all the praise, criticism, helpful notations and humorous color, Slagle’s voice is notably absent.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2023

But book after book disappointed her—they all seemed to be journals of plant life, notations about tonics or medicines.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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