4.4 Abbreviations and signs

The abbreviations in music are of two kinds, namely, abbreviations of terms relating to musical expression, and the true musical abbreviations by the help of which certain passages, chords, etc., may be notated in a shortened form. You will learn more about repeat signs.

Repeat signs

	D.S. (Dal Segno)	from the sign
	D.S. al Fine	repeat from the sign and play to the end.
	coda	an added ending.

Example

How do you perform D.S. al Fine and D.S. al Coda?