(from the Italian da, meaning 'from' and capo, meaning 'head') Abbreviated to D C An instruction to players to repeat from the beginning Da capo al fine means repeat from beginning to end Da capo al segno means repeat until the specified sign is reached
the beginning decrescendo(>)-get gradually softer, also known as diminuendo dissonance-dischordant and bad-sounding chords dolce-sweetly dynamics-volume E