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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { JsDoc } from '../../docs/JsDoc';
 
 # Notes
 
-Pitches are an essential building block for music.
+Pitches are an important building block in many musical traditions.
 In Strudel, pitches can be expressed as note names, note numbers or frequencies.
 Here's the same pattern written in three different ways: