Rhythm Charts, pt.V - Codas

 This month I will continue the discussion of symbols and terminology one may encounter in a rhythm chart with the topic of Codas. A Coda is the final section of a piece of music and is notated with the symbol. 

 There are two forms of a Coda – there are musical examples which can be downloaded by clicking the link on each term. 

1) Da Capo al Coda: play until the words “D.C. al Coda” are reached, then go back to the beginning and play until the “sign”, until then jumping to the matching Coda sign which marks the final section. 

2) Dal Segno al Coda: play until the words D.S. al Coda, then play from the Dal Segno sign to the Coda sign and finally jump to the matching Coda sign.

  

It all may sound complicated, but after playing through them a few times it is really quite easy. Next month we’ll be getting in a full blown rhythm chart!