D.C. (Da Capo)This tells the Performer to return to the beginning and continue playing. You see this in popular music often... Song starts Intro, Verse 1, Chorus... {D.C.} Intro, Verse 2, Chorus. Using that DC saves a lot of space on your sheet music.
There is also 2 D.C. variations a "D.C. al coda" and "D.C. al fine." This fairly simple...
D.C. Al Coda - Upon playing the DC back at the top of the chart look to take the Coda (the coda is explained below).
D.C. Al Fine - Upon playing the DC back at the top of the chart simply play the chart out till the End. (Fine means Finish/End in Italian)
D.S. (Dal Segno)Tells the Performer to continue playing the music starting at the nearest sign/segno. This is a partial repeat, where as the DC is a complete repeat from the top of the chart.
There are also 2 variations of the D.S. al coda and al fine.
D.S. Al Coda - Upon jumping back to the Sign/Segno look to take the coda.
D.S. Al Fine - Upon jumping back to the Sign/Segno simply play the chart out til the end.
Sign (Segno)Mark used with D.S./dal segno.
CodaIndicates a forward jump in the music. The Coda should only used after playing through a D.S. al coda or D.C. al coda.
A tip - Before playing a chart take a moment to identify the form. Identify any d.c., d.s., signs or codas. Take note to the location of those jumps. This will help you on the sight read.
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