to notate
- verb
- /noʊˈteɪt/
- The musician learned how to notate complex rhythms using a specialized system.
- notated music
- notated rhythm
- notated solo melody
Examples
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Interestingly, J. S. Bach also notated gigues in other time signatures, such as 6/8 and 12/8.
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In an ideal musical world, there would be only one way to notate any given rhythm.
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Space was provided for students to notate musical ideas that occurred outside the classroom.
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The task is complicated by the fact that there are multiple ways to notate a given rhythm.
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After reading this book, students may be asked to create and notate their own rhythms.
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I would argue that this is a perfectly good way to notate this gigue.
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Attempting to sing the entire melody before notating it may have confused their memory of it.
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The more creative group used keyboards with earphones to compose melodies, notating them on staff paper.
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Auditory students created melodies on keyboards with earphones and notated their compositions on staff paper.
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During the workshop, participants were encouraged to notate their dance steps clearly for others to follow.
Synonyms
Put information into a complete report
Put all the details on a form or paper
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Morphology
Etymology
Notate comes from the Latin root nota, which means 'mark' or 'sign' and is the same root as the English word note. So to notate is to put marks or signs on paper to record music or dance steps so others can read and follow them.