@subheading Pitches
-Music glossary: @rglos{pitch}, @rglos{interval}, @rglos{fourth},
+Music glossary: @rglos{pitch}, @rglos{interval},
@rglos{scale}, @rglos{middle C}, @rglos{octave},
@rglos{accidental}.
@{ @}, and comments are denoted with @code{%} or @code{%@{ ...
%@}}.
-If the previous sentence sounds like nonsense, don't worry! We'll
+If the previous sentences sound like nonsense, don't worry! We'll
explain what all these terms mean:
@itemize
@ruser{Automatic accidentals}.
@seealso
-@quotation
-@table @asis
-@item Accidentals
-see @ruser{Accidentals}, and @ruser{Automatic accidentals}.
-@item Key signature
-see @ruser{Key signature}
-@item Pitch names
-see @rglos{Pitch names}.
-@end table
-@end quotation
+
+Notation reference: @ruser{Accidentals}, @ruser{Automatic
+accidentals}, @ruser{Key signature}.
+
+Music glossary: @rglos{Pitch names}.
@node Ties and slurs
Music glossary: @rglos{tie}.
A @notation{tie} is created by appending a tilde @samp{~} to the
-first note being tied
+first note being tied.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
g4~ g c2~
@end lilypond
@seealso
-@quotation
-@table @asis
-@item Ties
-see @ruser{Ties}.
-@item Slurs
-see @ruser{Slurs}.
-@item Phrasing slurs
-see @ruser{Phrasing slurs}.
-@end table
-@end quotation
+
+Notation reference: @ruser{Ties}, @ruser{Slurs}, @ruser{Phrasing
+slurs}.
@node Articulation and dynamics
@end lilypond
@seealso
-@quotation
-@table @asis
-@item Articulations
-see @ruser{Articulations}.
-@item Fingering
-see @ruser{Fingering instructions}.
-@item Dynamics
-see @ruser{Dynamics} (Notation reference) and @rglos{dynamics}
-(Glossary).
-@end table
-@end quotation
+
+Notation reference: @ruser{Articulations}, @ruser{Fingering
+instructions}, @ruser{Dynamics}.
+
+Music glossary: @rglos{Dynamics}.
+
@c CONTINUE HERE
@end lilypond
@seealso
-@quotation
-@table @asis
-@item Automatic beams
-see @ruser{Automatic beams}.
-@item Manual beams
-see @ruser{Manual beams}.
-@end table
-@end quotation
+
+Notation reference: @ruser{Automatic beams}, @ruser{Manual beams}.
@node Advanced rhythmic commands
@end lilypond
@seealso
-@quotation
-@table @asis
-@item Grace notes
-see @ruser{Grace notes},
-@item Tuplets
-see @ruser{Tuplets},
-@item Pickups
-see @ruser{Upbeats}.
-@end table
-@end quotation
+
+Notation reference: @ruser{Grace notes}, @ruser{Tuplets},
+@ruser{Upbeats}.
@node Multiple notes at once
@end lilypond
@seealso
-@quotation
-See @ruser{Piano music}.
-@end quotation
+
+Notation reference: @ruser{Piano music}.
@node Combining notes into chords
@end lilypond
You can combine markings like beams and ties with chords. They
-must be placed outside the angle brackets
+must be placed outside the angle brackets.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
r4 <c e g>8[ <c f a>]~ <c f a>2
@end lilypond
@seealso
-@quotation
-See @ruser{Simultaneous notes}.
-@end quotation
+
+Notation reference: @ruser{Simultaneous notes}.
@node Songs
@emph{variables}.
With variables (also known as identifiers or macros), we can break
-up complex music expressions. An variable is assigned as
+up complex music expressions. A variable is assigned as
follows:
@example
@end lilypond
@noindent
-The name of an variable must have alphabetic characters only, no
+The name of a variable must have alphabetic characters only, no
numbers, underscores, or dashes.
It is possible to use variables for many other types of objects in