Viola Online - Measures

Viola 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”).