Repeat Instructions for Performances

Composer will automatically play repeats and endings as notated. However, if a repeated section includes more than two verses of lyrics, Composer will not automatically repeat that section more than two times. You can provide Composer with specific instructions for repeating the section for as many times as there are verses in the section.

Also, Composer does not automatically interpret "go to" performance instructions, such as D.C. al Segno. You can provide Composer with specific instructions for exactly interpreting such "go to" designations in the score.

 
To instruct Composer to repeat a section during playback for as many times as there are verses:

Consider the following example with three verses (skipping the remaining ninety-seven verses):

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If you have already navigated to the Barline Palette, then choose the Repeat Instructions command in the Measure Menu.

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Type "qri" for Quick Repeat Instructions.

Composer will display the Repeat Instructions dialog box:

The bottom portion of the dialog indicates Composer's default interpretation of the repeat marks. Composer plays the repeated section only twice, ignoring the third verse.

The upper portion of the dialog box enables you to override Composer's performance of repeats and other "go to" instructions. By default, for this song, Composer plays the pick-up measure #1, then the first verse measures #2 through #5, and then the second verse measures #2 through #5.

Prepare to add a new instruction below the last instruction for the second verse, by selecting the last instruction in first of the two tables in the dialog box:

Click the Insert New Repeat Instruction button.

Composer will insert a third empty row in the table:

Enter the instruction for the third verse. Like the second verse, the third verse starts at measure #2 and extends through measure #5. You can add a comment if you might find it useful later to help you remember the purpose of the instruction; and you can modify the comments for other instructions:

The following example shows how Composer automatically prepares the repeat instructions for repeats and endings, even non-sequential endings. Composer, however, does not automatically interpret "go to" performance instructions, such as D.C. al Segno. The following example shows how you can provide Composer with specific instructions for exactly interpreting such "go to" designations in the score.

 
To specify relatively complex "go to" instructions in the score:

Consider the following example with four endings, a segno mark, a D.C. al Segno instruction, and a Coda:

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Type "qri" for Quick Repeat Instructions.

Composer will display the following Repeat Instructions dialog box:

Composer has correctly prepared the repeat instructions for the endings and repeats, as illustrated here:

However, Composer did not interpret the segno mark, D.C. al Segno and Coda:.

The last two instructions for the D.C. al Segno and Coda: are performed as follows: