Signs across the music
First and second time bars
Repeat marks: play the music between them again. First and second time bars: play the first-time bar, repeat, then skip to the second-time bar. Dal segno (D.S.) means repeat from the sign.
Quick check
On the repeat, which bar do you skip?
An octave higher, and bars of rest
8va over the notes: play them an octave higher than written. A multi-bar rest: rest for the number of bars written over it.
Quick check
A multi-bar rest has a 4 over it. What do you do?
Recap: Grade 1 signs across the music
A slur: play the notes smoothly. A tie: one sound across two notes of the same pitch. Hairpins: crescendo (opening) and diminuendo (closing). Common time (C) is ; alla breve is . A metronome mark gives the number of beats in a minute.
Remember
- 1. and 2. bars: play the first, repeat, skip to the second.
- 8va: an octave higher. Multi-bar rest: rest that many bars.
- D.S.: repeat from the sign.
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