Stop Signs
There are various ways of ending a piece of music.
The most obvious sign is the final thick barline shown below....
Sometimes a composer will want to stop the piece half way through the sheet music. This
usually happens after a repeat and will be marked by the word fine (meaning “end”). If this
is the case there will be some direction such as Da Capo al fine (D.C. al fine) which
means go back to the start and finish at the word fine.
A Coda
Sometimes you will find a Coda at the end of a piece. A Coda is a short, independent pas-
sage at the end of a piece which is there to bring the piece to a satisfactory conclusion. Da
Capo al Coda is often written to indicate that you should play the piece from the start until
you get to the sign pointing you to the Coda. The following sign is found at the point at
which you should go to the coda....
It’s Time To Test Your Knowledge
Have a go at the Lesson 6 Worksheet in your
workbook