musical notation
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈmjuːzɪkəl noʊˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
notación musical
- Some tasks required students to write musical notation themselves.
- write musical notation
- standard musical notation
- system of musical notation
The pink page book with its musical notations, Or the enormous book that expresses with its size, the nature and depth, the vastness of its endeavour.
- The pink page book with its musical notations, Or the enormous book that expresses with its size, the nature and depth, the vastness of its endeavour.
Examples
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Students in music class learn how to interpret musical notation to play songs accurately on their instruments.
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Music literacy is more than the ability to read and write Western musical notation.
Academic text (2011) -
While students may not write musical notation in chorus, they certainly have many opportunities to read music.
Academic text (2003) -
With a little imagination, the practical applications for musical notation are endless.
Academic text (1998) -
The musical notation is intended not only to make music repeatable but also to make it meaningful.
Academic text (1995) -
Successful chorus teachers introduce children in elementary chorus to all kinds of musical notation.
Academic text (2003) -
Adequate: Student's notation gives the correct rhythmic values for all the notes, using standard musical notation.
Academic text (1998) -
The goal of the project was to catalog, categorize, and analyze all of the new musical notations in order to standardize their use.
Academic text (1997) -
To perform this piece, you need to understand the musical notation that indicates each note's pitch and duration.
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Understanding musical notation is essential for any musician who wants to read and perform written music.
Synonyms
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3.0
Printed pages with music notes used for playing a song
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5.1
A system of signs used to show music or math
How Complex
- Specialized
5
3.7
- Specialized
1
4.2
- Specialized
1
9.1
- Specialized
1
6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'musical' (relating to music) + 'notation' (system of symbols): it straightforwardly denotes a system of symbols for music. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English modifier + noun formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
The term musical notation came from putting marks on paper to show music: notation means marks like lines, dots and note shapes that show how high or low to sing and how long to hold each sound. So musical notation means 'a system of symbols' that tells musicians what to play.