String Bass Online Measures & Repeats
Staffs are divided by bars into measures. | |
A thick double bar is a final ending and indicates the end of a section of music. | |
Time Signature |
The top number in a time signature shows the number of beats that are in each measure. The bottom number shows what type of note gets each beat. For example, a time signature of 3/4 indicates each measure contains three quarter notes. |
A double bar with two dots is a repeat marking, and indicates the music in between the repeat signs should be repeated. | |
If there is only one repeat sign with the dots facing to the left, go back to the beginning and play the entire section of music again. | |
First and second endings should be played as follows: play the first ending the first time through the music, repeat to the beginning of the section, then skip over the first ending and play the second ending. | |
D.C. al Fine | D.C. al Fine means go back to the beginning, and end at the Fine marking. (D.C. is an abbreviation for “da capo”, and means “from the beginning” and Fine means "end"). |
D.C. al Coda | D.C. al Coda means go back to the beginning of the piece, play to the “Coda” sign: , then jump to the Coda section to finish the piece. |
D.S. al Fine | D.S. al Fine means go back to the sign, and end at the Fine marking (D.S. is an abbreviation for “dal segno”, and means “the sign”). |
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