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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
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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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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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