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Yeah. Hearsay is an out of court statement provided to show the proof a matter. It has little to do with oral vs non oral. There are also exceptions, exceptions to the exceptions and so on.

Contemporaneous notes are used in courts a lot though, aren't they?

Yes, so is oral testimony. That doesn’t make them hearsay.

Not sure why this was downvoted. Written notes can be hearsay. Contrary to the GPs opinion, the medium of transmission is not what distinguishes a statement as hearsay.