Pauses and repetition

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Pauses should be kept just as precise as the notes.

 

 

 
Four stroke whole note pause.  
     
Half note pause is 2 stroke long  
Fourth pause 1 stroke  
eighth pause  
16th pause  
Just like the notes, the pauses increase their value by 1/2 by adding a point  
Repetition mark.  
Play only 1st time. Play only 2nd time.  
D.C.

DC is an abbreviation of Da Capo. This is Italian and means from the top

 

D. C. al Fine

D.S. al Fine

DC al fine means from the top to the ending (To the fine -mark)

D.S. Means DA Segno, from the sign
Typical signs:

 
This is the other end of the repitition.