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e-z Theory: Da capo, dal segno & coda In this melody: 1. “I want the musician to play the first four bars.” 2. “Then I want the music to go back to the beginning.” 3. “The musician should then play the first two bars again” 4. “And then jump to the last two bars, which is the coda.” “What signs should I use? Can you write them into the score for me?” 2

In this melody: 1. “I want the music to be played until the beginning of bar 4.” 2. “Then I want it to return to be beginning.” 3. “After the return, I want the music to jump from the end of bar 2 to the beginning of bar 5.” 4. “The last two bars are the coda. I think I will need to use the coda sign twice. “

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