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Orphan Character Notes in Appalachia

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35842
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When North Carolina was still being settled by colonists, settlers in the mountain region used odd character notation for sight reading of music in Appalachia. These ‘shaped notes’ indicated the tone by their unique shape, whether written alone or placed on the lines and spaces of a musical staff.
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