B. Cheat sheet
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1 2 8 16 | durations | 
 
   
 
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c4. c4.. | augmentation dots | 
 
   
 
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c d e f g a b  | scale | 
 
   
 
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fis bes | alteration | 
 
   
 
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\clef treble \clef bass  | clefs | 
 
   
 
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\time 3/4 \time 4/4  | time signature | 
 
   
 
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r4 r8 | rest | 
 
   
 
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d ~ d | tie | 
 
   
 
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\key es \major  | key signature | 
 
   
 
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note' | raise octave | 
 
   
 
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note, | lower octave | 
 
   
 
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c( d e) | slur | 
 
   
 
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c\( c( d) e\) | phrasing slur | 
 
   
 
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a8[ b] | beam | 
 
   
 
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<< \new Staff … >> | more staves | 
 
   
 
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c-> c-. | articulations | 
 
   
 
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c2\mf c\sfz | dynamics | 
 
   
 
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a\< a a\! | crescendo | 
 
   
 
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a\> a a\! | decrescendo | 
 
   
 
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< > | chord | 
 
   
 
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\partial 8 | pickup / upbeat | 
 
   
 
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\tuplet 3/2 {f g a} | triplets | 
 
   
 
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\grace | grace notes | 
 
   
 
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\lyricmode { twinkle } | entering lyrics | twinkle | 
\new Lyrics | printing lyrics | 
 
   
 
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twin -- kle | lyric hyphen | 
 
   
 
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\chordmode { c:dim f:maj7 } | chords | 
 
   
 
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\new ChordNames | printing chord names | 
 
   
 
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<<{e f} \\ {c d}>> | polyphony | 
 
   
 
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s4 s8 s16 | spacer rests |  | 
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