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 | | Helmholtz notation describes an octave as a series of notes starting with the note name c (thus, c, d, e, f, g, a, b) with different octaves being distinguished by the use of upper and lower case and sometimes subscript or superscript prime (') or i. |
 | | Helmholtz notation is widely used by scientists and doctors when discussing the scientific and medical aspects of sound in relation to the auditory system. |
 | | The Fasola tradition, which uses shape note notation, is one of unaccompanied singing, that is, without any assistance by instruments.Thus when singing shape-note hymns it is the practice first to "sing the notes", that is, to sing the fa-sol-la syllables corresponding to the shapes in the music before singing the text. |
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