: How to indicate a tempo change during a repetition? I have a quick question: What's the notation used to indicate that a certain part of a piece is supposed to be played at a higher/lower tempo but only during a repetition.

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Just use text. I would put this information with the D.C. (or D.S.) marking and with the original tempo marking. But I would put it inside a bracket.

So for instance, at the beginning:

"Allegro (faster on D.C.)" or "Allegro (faster 2nd time)"

and

"D.C. al Coda (faster 2nd time)"

You could even write the actual change of tempo. For instance: "Allegro (Presto on D.C.)" or even put the different metronome markings in a similar fashion.

For these kind of distinctions, you can't beat just using text to explain what you want.