August 2024 Bonus Questions – Braille Refreshers 2024073103

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* 1. How many braille cells does it take to write, in contracted UEB, "hashtag national hummingbird day" (where the "n" in the word "national" is capitalized, "humming" is fully capitalized, "bird" is not capitalized at all, the "d" in "day" is capitalized, and there are no spaces)?
It is certainly ALLOWED to use braille transcription software to find the answer.

22

23

24

25

26

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* 2. True or false? In Music Braille, the octave is always marked for the first note following any occurrence of a word sign.

True

False

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* 3. Section 3 in the Music Braille Code, 2015 covers octave signs. Which option below correctly completes a sentence from that section?

"The rules governing the use of octave marks are ...

of the greatest importance."

guidelines that are open to interpretation."

intended to extend consistent guidance regarding format."