D.C., D.S. AND CODA
These all instruct the player to play part of the tune again from a specified beginning point to a specified ending point. D.C. instructs the player to go to he beginning again ("da capo," the head) and play to the word "fine" (the end). These are noted with exlamation points - !D.C.! and !fine!. A variant is the instruction to go to the segno - !D.S.!. The segno symbol consists of two s-like characters separated by a diagonal line, and an uppercase S. Yet another is to go to the coda - !dacoda!. The coda symbol, which is a ring with a cross in it, as you might expect, is the shortcut pre-defined notation is an uppdercase "O."
These all instruct the player to play part of the tune again from a specified beginning point to a specified ending point. D.C. instructs the player to go to he beginning again ("da capo," the head) and play to the word "fine" (the end). These are noted with exlamation points - !D.C.! and !fine!. A variant is the instruction to go to the segno - !D.S.!. The segno symbol consists of two s-like characters separated by a diagonal line, and an uppercase S. Yet another is to go to the coda - !dacoda!. The coda symbol, which is a ring with a cross in it, as you might expect, is the shortcut pre-defined notation is an uppdercase "O."
