Navigation
Directions for moving through a score: repeats, jumps, endings.
19 terms
Al CodanavigationJump to the coda section when the coda symbol is reachedAl FinenavigationContinue playing until the point marked FineBisnavigationPlay the indicated passage twice; repeat the bracketed sectionCaponavigationThe head or beginning of a piece; the starting reference pointDa CaponavigationFrom the beginning; return to the start of the piece.Da Capo al CodanavigationReturn to the beginning and play until the coda sign, then skip to the coda sect…Da Capo al FinenavigationReturn to the beginning and play until the word Fine.Dal SegnonavigationFrom the sign; return to the segno symbol and play from there.Dal Segno al CodanavigationRepeat from the sign to the coda mark, then jump to the coda sectionDal Segno al FinenavigationReturn to the segno sign and play until the word Fine marks the endPausenavigationA fermata; an instruction to hold a note or rest beyond its written duration.Prima voltanavigationFirst-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the first repeatReplicanavigationA repeat; an instruction to perform the indicated section againRipresanavigationA return or recapitulation of earlier musical materialSeconda voltanavigationSecond-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the second repeatSegnonavigationA sign used as a navigation marker in a musical score.SeguenavigationContinue directly to the next section without interruptionUpbeatnavigationThe anacrusis; one or more notes occurring before the first full bar of a phrase…Volta subitonavigationTurn the page quickly to avoid a break in performance
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