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  • Suggested Retail Price: $24.95
  • Format: Book
  • Pages: 216
  • Dimensions: 9 x 12
  • ISBN: 0-7935-0847-9
  • SKU: 50449399
  • Publication Date: July 24, 2002

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Authors

Mark McGrain

Mark McGrain is the author of Music Notation: Theory and Technique for Music Notation.