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  • He'd miss being able to astonish people with the pure tone he could produce, the marvelous flexibility, the perfect sense of pitch and timing, not to mention his particularly acute skill at note-reading.

    Dragon Drums McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1979

  • He'd miss being able to astonish people with the pure tone he could produce, the marvelous flexibility, the perfect sense of pitch and timing, not to mention his particularly acute skill at note-reading.

    Dragon Drums McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1979

  • She gave a lesson in note-reading to the Fiddling Boss, pointing one by one with her white fingers to the notes until he was able to creep along and pick out "Suwanee River" and "Old Folks at Home" to the intense delight of the audience.

    A Voice in the Wilderness Grace Livingston Hill 1906

  • José Manuel Barroso, said afterward, but Lisbon was more "intimate, informal" and "a real exchange about the priorities" instead of mere note-reading - and he gave credit to Mr. Obama.

    NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2010

  • José Manuel Barroso, said afterward, but Lisbon was more "intimate, informal" and "a real exchange about the priorities" instead of mere note-reading - and he gave credit to Mr. Obama.

    NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2010

  • José Manuel Barroso, said afterward, but Lisbon was more "intimate, informal" and "a real exchange about the priorities" instead of mere note-reading - and he gave credit to Mr. Obama.

    NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2010

  • Original lessons on stuff that is easily understood by non-musicians (often note-reading stuff) 5.

    unknown title 2009

  • She remembered his instruction in music theory, note-reading and his help with students composing their own pieces in baroque, classical and romantic styles.

    Home 2009

  • "This is reinforcing note-reading, learning lines and spaces and rhythms, and it's a great starter instrument for those who want to go on to fifth grade and pick up a band or an orchestra instrument," Reed said.

    dispatch.com: RSS 2009

  • The Play By Ear technique can make musicians out of almost anyone, including those with an aversion to too much music theory and note-reading.

    unknown title 2008

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