D.C. (Da Capo): Returning to the Beginning

In lesson 13 we look at D.C. (Da Capo), another navigation instruction used in music notation. Unlike repeat barlines, D.C. is written as a text instruction below the staff.

Look at the first example to see where D.C. appears.

To make the playing order clearer, the next example labels the measures with letters.

Here is what D.C. means:

We also need to understand the marking Fine.

With both instructions in mind, return to the annotated example.

The music returns to the beginning and stops at Fine. The playing order is:

A → B → C → D → E → F → A → B → C