Repeats & Road MapThe signs that tell you where to go next, and the order to obey them in.MusicWritten music is rarely played straight through. These are the detours.RepeatsRepeat barline – go back and play again1st / 2nd ending – skip the 1st on the repeatSimile – carry on the same wayBar repeat – play the previous bar againJumpsD.C. – from the top (da capo)D.S. – from the sign (dal segno)al Fine – and stop at Fineal Coda – then jump to the codaThe orderPlay through to the jumpReturn to the top or the signPlay again, obeying Coda or FineRepeat barlines are ignored the second time unless markedD.S. al Coda: back to the sign, play on, then at the coda symbol jump tothe coda section.Repeats & Road Maplearnposters.com
Repeats & Road Map — printable music wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Repeats & Road Map poster

12 entries in 3 groups.

Written music is rarely played straight through. These are the detours.

D.S. al Coda: back to the sign, play on, then at the coda symbol jump to the coda section.

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What’s on the Repeats & Road Map poster?
12 entries in 3 groups. Written music is rarely played straight through. These are the detours. Repeats: Repeat barline – go back and play again, 1st / 2nd ending – skip the 1st on…; Jumps: D.C. – from the top (da capo), D.S. – from the sign (dal segno), al Fine – and…; The order: Play through to the jump, Return to the top or the sign, Play again, obeyi…. D.S. al Coda: back to the sign, play on, then at the coda symbol jump to the coda section.
Who is the Repeats & Road Map poster for?
Repeats & Road Map belongs to the Music section rather than to a school year, because music is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning notation can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Repeats & Road Map poster?
Trace the route with a finger before playing. Most wrong turns happen at the second ending. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Repeats & Road Map belongs on the wall where that music work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Repeats & Road Map?
Accidentals, Articulation and Dynamics & Tempo sit alongside Repeats & Road Map in the Music section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.AccidentalsArticulationDynamics & Tempo
Is the Repeats & Road Map poster free to download and print?
Yes. Repeats & Road Map downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Music section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Repeats & Road Map poster print at?
Repeats & Road Map is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Repeats & Road Map loses nothing.Printing guide

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