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note-bash

verb
/ˈnəʊtˌbæʃ/UK

Etymology

From note + bash, as an allusion to bashing the keys of a piano in an unmusical fashion when first learning a piece.

  1. derived from *baska✻ — “to strike”
  2. inherited from *basshen✻
  3. compounded as note-bash — “note + bash”

Definitions

  1. To learn the most basic aspects of a piece of music (such as the notes and rhythm) via…

    To learn the most basic aspects of a piece of music (such as the notes and rhythm) via rote repetition, without regard for tempo, dynamics, style or musicality; typically done when first learning a new piece, as a way to understand it and build muscle memory.

    • I hate note-bashing - we've been doing it all afternoon!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for note-bash. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA