When there is a D.C. al Fine or D.C al Coda, and there are repeats with 1 and 2 endings between the D.C. and the Fine/Coda, do you have to go through both endings again or just the second one?

Thanks,
CA

I thought this thread was about the Piano Life Saver System and author of the Piano Buyer.

Unless there are other instructions, or unless it seems obviously necessary to you, I would leave out first endings during a D.C.

Thanks, David. Yes, that is my feeling too.

CA

Yes, generally you skip repeats during DCs.

Yes, it was my gut feeling even without knowing the rule...

You can play whatever you want. If everybody is dancing and having a good time, play more. If people are fidgeting, cut it short.

If Beethoven, not true. If popular music, very true.

There are a lot of repeats in Beethoven that people have decided are optional.