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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

Shortly after “In C,” Riley gave up the use of notation, devoting himself to keyboard improvisation and his vocal raga practice.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2025

“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

His written work was difficult to follow and employed a private form of notation that many found incomprehensible.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Based on a 2014 play by David Haig, who co-wrote its screenplay with its director, Anthony Maras, the movie faces an obvious challenge: Watching meteorologists scribble notations on charts isn’t particularly cinematic.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

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

From Science Daily May 15, 2024

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

From Salon Dec. 18, 2023

Turns out his caddie had used a level on the practice green and put some notations in the book.

From Seattle Times Dec. 3, 2023

“Yes. Here you are. Claire: Product number Thirty-six. Oh yes, I see the notations about the difficulties.”

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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