Understand
Finding Your Way Around a Score
Repeats, D.C., D.S., codas and first- and second-time bars.
Class code
JY9XRepeats
Repeat dots send you back to the matching sign or to the start. First- and second-time bars give a different ending each time round.
Jumps
D.C. (da capo) means go back to the beginning; D.S. (dal segno) means go back to the sign. Al fine means play to the word Fine; al coda means jump to the coda section.
D.S. al coda: back to the sign, play on, then jump to the coda at the To Coda mark.
Other signposts
Rehearsal letters and bar numbers let a group start anywhere quickly - worth marking up before a rehearsal.
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