![]() Both of these words instruct the musician where he/she should go after the repeat. In both examples above, there is an additional instruction after the 'DS' and 'DC.' The DC says al coda, and the DS says al fine. In the above example, you'd play the first two measures, then end after the first measure. ![]() This sign looks a bit like a dollar sign, or an S with a angled slash through it. Obviously it would be more useful in a long song, where after an intro and a verse, you'd go to the top and play the intro and the second verse!ĭS is Italian for "dal segno," it means "from the sign." When you encounter this repeat, continue playing from the location of the DS instruction to the place where the "sign" is located. It's like saying, "OK, let's do that all again!" In a similar way, you may find lots of different endings indicated in a repeat (1,2,3,4), or even something like "1,3" in the first box and "2, 4," in the second box.ĭC is Italian for "da capo" and it litterally translates as 'from the head.' When you see "D.C." or "DC" written in your music, it means to continue playing from that point by going to the very top of the song. In this instance, the first time through the notes you would play the part bracketed as "1." and then when repeating, would play the part bracketed as "2" instead if playing 1 again. There wouldn't be much point in writing a repeat like I've used in these examples- but hopefully their simpliciy makes it easier for you to understand. Note in the example below, the use of a repeat called a 'second ending.' Sometimes there is an indication written in of how many times the repeat should be made, such as (3x) which would mean three times. The above examples would repeat the notes A, B, C, and D over twice. (When writing out music in plain text, you can create this repeat sign with a square bracket and a colon: ) The most common repeat may be the double bar line with two dots, which looks like this: Some songs I've seen in the past are like really bad maps- in fact, you may need a map just to read the music! Jumping around from the top of the song to the bottom, then back up, before dipping down to the CODA, can all make a challenging music-reading experience.īut signs are meant to clarify, so when used properly- and sparingly, a large complicated piece of music can be simplified with a few well-placed repeats. That's what this lesson is about today- what the different kinds of repeat signs are, and how they work. you could have saved paper by adding a few repeat signs. ![]() then when playing it back realized that it's the same music parts, repeated over and over. Have you ever printed out a song as sheet music, maybe from a MIDI file, to find it takes 15 pages of paper. Repeat Markers in Music or, Signs, Signs, Everywhere are Signs
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