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    ,BRL ,MUSIC & ,,UEB 9 ,PRACTICE
                9 ! ,,UK

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    ,BRL ,MUSIC & ,,UEB 9 ,PRACTICE
                9 ! ,,UK

  ,WE WD L TO ?ANK ! ,,ICEB #BJAF ,PAP]S
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9ITIAL 9TRODUC;N TO BRL MUSIC3
#A4 ,HI/ORY ( BRL MUSIC """""""""" #C
#B4 ,! RELEV.E ( BRL MUSIC TD """" #H
#C4 ,BRL MUSIC 9 ! ,,UK N[ """"""" #AB
#D4 ,FO/]+ BRL & MUSICAL COMPET5CY #AF
#E4 ,BRL MUSIC & ,,UEB """"""""""" #AI
#F4 ,3SID]+ ! FUTURE """"""""""""" #BB
,FOOTNOTES """"""""""""""""""""""" #BF





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         ,HI/ORY ( BRL MUSIC
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          ,HI/ORY ( BRL MUSIC         #D
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TAU<T 9 ,P>IS4 ,9 #AHGA ,G]_M ADOPT$ BRL
MUSIC ) "S NA;NAL V>IA;NS4 ,! ,,UK H["E
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          ,HI/ORY ( BRL MUSIC         #E
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H BE5 PRODUC$4 ,! F/ 9 ! ,,UK1 / 9 USE



          ,HI/ORY ( BRL MUSIC         #F
AF S"EAL REVI.NS1 0 WRITT5 BY ,$W>D
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PRODUC$ 9 ! #AIBJS & #AICJS ) *ORDS1 Z
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RHY?MIC VALUES ILLU/RAT$ ) CLAPP+ GAMES
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/RUNG TGR TO MAKE PHRASES4 ,L\IS ,BRL



          ,HI/ORY ( BRL MUSIC         #G
L9K$ PIT* & RHY?M F ! \TSET4 ,/EM SIGNS
>E US$ 9 ! ,,UK = PASSAGES ": C&IDATES 9
=MAL MUSIC EXAM9A;NS >E REQUIR$ TO
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>E E6ECTIVELY TAU<T TO R1D & WRITE !
NOTA;NS4





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    ,! RELEV.E ( BRL MUSIC TD
  ,SIMPLY1 ": SI<T$ P >E US+ /AVE
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! SAME WAY Z /AVE NOTA;N1 ?\< X 3VEYS !
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9/RU;T OR S++ 9 A *OIR4 ,! /EPS TO LE>N



       ,! RELEV.E ( BRL MUSIC TD      #I
! M1N+ ( ! PR9T SYMBOLS REPRES5T+ S.DS
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9AUDIBLE ELE;TS S* Z F+]+1 TEMPO
9DICA;NS4 ,BRL MUSIC GIVES PRECI.N4



       ,! RELEV.E ( BRL MUSIC TD     #AJ
  ,OV]ALL A PR(ICI5T /AVE NOTA;N PLAY]
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       ,! RELEV.E ( BRL MUSIC TD     #AA
R1D+ F+]S >E NE$$ = PLAY+ 9/RU;TS1 AL?
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    ,BRL MUSIC 9 ! ,,UK N[
  ,TD1 MO/ *N LE>N+ BRL 9 ! ,,UK ATT5D
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REMA9+ S*OOLS = ! BL TAKE A MAJOR;Y (
PUPILS :O H SEV]E SI<T LOSS & ADDI;NAL
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         ,BRL MUSIC 9 ! ,,UK N[      #AC
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PLAY]S4 ,! L>GE/ GR\P ( PR(ES.NAL



         ,BRL MUSIC 9 ! ,,UK N[      #AD
MUSICIANS >E PRIVATE 9/RU;TAL T1*]S4 ,!
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         ,BRL MUSIC 9 ! ,,UK N[      #AE
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             COMPET5CY
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    ,FO/]+ BRL & MUSICAL COMPET5CY   #AG
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    ,FO/]+ BRL & MUSICAL COMPET5CY   #AH
HAS WON ?REE MAJOR NA;NAL COMPOSI;N
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UNIV]S;Y4
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