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There are several kinds of repeat signs used to direct the performer to skip back or forward through a piece of music. These signs are used to avoid writing out long repeated passages.

	D.C. (da capo) repeat from the beginning
	D.S. (dal segno) repeat from the sign ()
	fine the end
	D.C. al fine (da capo al fine) repeat from the beginning to the end
	D.S. al fine (dal segno al fine) repeat from the sign () to the end coda a section at the end of a work
	D.C. al coda repeat from the beginning to the coda sign () then skip to the coda
	D.S. al coda repeat from the sign () to the coda sign () and then skip to the coda

Sometimes the double bar with two dots is used in pars to indicate a repeat. the measures within the repeat signs are played twice. The repeat signs always have two dots on the inside, facing measures to be repeated. If the repeat is to the beginning of the work, a sign at the beginning is not required.

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Sometimes, when music repeats, first and second endings are used in order to save space. The first ending, which has a repeat sign, is played only the first time through. The second time, the first ending is skipped over and the second is played.

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Another common repeat sign (), is a sign indicating to repeat a phrase of 1 - 2 measures. In patterns that are repeated over and over, this method is a "time-saver". A one-measure repeat is represented by the sign placed inside one measure.

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