Repeat Signs, Segno and Coda

Repeat Signs

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DS al Coda

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Multiple Choice

Do you know what this symbol is called?

• coda

• segno

• repeat sign

• 1st ending

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when there is only one repeat sign, and it's at the end of a song?

• repeat the last line

• repeat the entire song

• repeat just one section

Poll

What does it mean when there are two repeat signs facing different directions?

• repeat the entire song

• repeat the section between the repeat signs

Multiple Choice

Do you know what this symbol is called?

• coda

• segno

• repeat sign

• 1st ending

This symbol is called "segno" or the sign.

It tells us where to start a section of music.

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We look for the term D.S., which means "go back and start at the sign."

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What does D. S. mean in English?

Poll

Do you know what this symbol is?

• repeat sign

• segno

• coda

• fine

Poll

Do you know what "coda" is in music?

• the end

• the beginning

• repeated section

• special ending

This symbol is the coda. Coda means "tail" in Italian.

The coda is the special ending of a song.

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When you see this symbol, you need to "jump" to the Coda, or the special ending.

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Sometimes it looks like this:

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Or this:

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Multiple Choice

What does this symbol mean?

• coda

• fine

• segno

• repeat

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• you are at the end

• jump to the coda

• go back to the segno

Multiple Choice

What do you do when you sing the first time through?

• go to the second ending

• go to the first ending and repeat

• go to the coda

Multiple Choice

What do you do when you sing the second time?

• go to the second ending

• go to the first ending and repeat

• go to the coda

Multiple Choice

What is this symbol is called?

• coda

• segno

• repeat sign

• 1st ending

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when there is only one repeat sign, and it's at the end of a song?

• repeat the last line

• repeat the entire song

• repeat just one section

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when there are two repeat signs, and they are facing different directions?

• repeat the last line

• repeat the entire song

• repeat just the section between the repeat signs