al fine

Definition: The Italian musical phrase al fine (“to the end”) is an indication to play to the end of the music, or until you reach the word fine.

D.S. al fine means to start back at the segno mark and continue playing until you reach the final barline, or a double-barline marked with the word fine. This command stands for dal segno al fine, and literally means "[play] from the sign to the end." (See the segno sign in the picture.)

D.C. al fine, or da capo al fine, means “from the head [beginning] to the end.” D.C. al fine is an indication to repeat from the beginning of the music, and continue until you reach the final barline or a double-barline marked with the word fine.

adverb (or adjective) : in march style : like a march - used as a direction in music.

When you encounter D.S. Al Fine in the music you are directed to go back to the the sign and continue playing until the word Fine appears.

One typical example of a fine is money paid for violations of traffic laws.

When you encounter D.S. Al Fine in the music you are directed to go back to the the sign and continue playing until the word Fine appears.

al Fine means return to the sign and stop at the Fine. D.C. al Coda means return to the beginning and play to the sign and then skip to the coda. D.S.

D. C. (Italian) Abbreviation for "da capo." Go back to the beginning of the piece or movement. (Italian) Go back to the beginning of the piece or movement and continue to the sign, then skip to the 'coda' (ending passage). (Italian) Go back to the beginning of the piece or movement and stop at the 'fine' (end).

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The prepositional phrase à la comes from French, where it means “according to the,” “in the manner of the,” or “to the.” What follows “the” (la; à variously means “to, at, in, etc.”) in French is a feminine noun or adjective.

Clef. The clef is a symbol used at the beginning of every piece of sheet music. It indicates the note value of each line on the staff.