About Repeat Marks Flashcards
How are repeat marks used?
They are used in a music sheet to help indicate form.
The simplest repeat mark
The repeat sign :||
What does a repeat sign signal?
It signals the musician to repeat
Unpaired repeat sign (meaning only one at the end) means
The musician should repeat from the beginning before moving onto the passage after the repeat sign
A paired repeat sign (two repeat signs on left and right) means
indicates the repetition of a particular passage or section within the repeat signs
An Italian musical term meaning “from the head.” It means the music will start from the very beginning.
Da Capo or D.C
It is an Italian term meaning from the sign. It directs the musician to go back to a passage marked by the sign.
Dal Segno or D.S.
It means “end.” It marks the end of a passage that is repeated.
Fine (pronounced as fee-ne in Italian)
Al Fine means “up to the end.”
It puts together da capo and fine. The music is repeated from the top and ends at the section marked with fine.
Da Capo Al Fine or D.C. Al Fine
