What does the repeat sign indicate?

What does the repeat sign indicate?

• A. Repeat the end of a section
• B. Repeat from beginning or repeat section of music between repeat signs
• C. Change tempo
• D. End the piece

Answer: (B)

Repeat signs tell you to replay a portion of the music. They mark where to start repeating and where the repeat ends. When you see a pair of repeat signs, you go back to the matching sign and play the material between them again, possibly looping it one or more times as the composer indicates. This is exactly what it means to repeat from the beginning or to repeat the section between repeat signs. Tempo changes aren’t governed by repeat signs, which is why that option doesn’t fit. Endings are marked differently as well, and a repeat sign itself doesn’t mean you end the piece.

Repeat signs tell you to replay a portion of the music. They mark where to start repeating and where the repeat ends. When you see a pair of repeat signs, you go back to the matching sign and play the material between them again, possibly looping it one or more times as the composer indicates. This is exactly what it means to repeat from the beginning or to repeat the section between repeat signs.

Tempo changes aren’t governed by repeat signs, which is why that option doesn’t fit. Endings are marked differently as well, and a repeat sign itself doesn’t mean you end the piece.