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Musical passages for beginners? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

preludes

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This clue could be a double definition.

'musical passages' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'beginners?' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'for' is the link.

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(Another definition for preludes that I've seen is " Music that precedes an act in an opera".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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