How to denote a volta that should only be used after jump back to Segno?
I have an arrangement which looks a bit like this:
It describes the idea. First is an intro, and then we play bar 2-5 twice and then jumps to bar 9. When we reach DS. al Coda, we jump back to Segno and play bar 2-3 and then jumps to bar 6.
But how should I do this if I should do it correctly? An extra plus if the solution also works with playback in Musescore, but that is not a requirement.
I might add that in the real arrangement, the repeat is 44 bars, and the part that lies between the "After segno"-volta and Coda is 17 bars, so I would really like to avoid writing it out twice. It fits on one page now, and I want to keep it that way.
EDIT:
The segno should be at bar 3 and not 2. Not that I think it makes a huge difference, but just in case.
And yes, I'm aware that readability trumps compactness and yadayada. Let's skip that part of the discussion please. The reason I want one page instead of two is so we can fit more songs in our song binders. And sometimes it already is a problem to carry them, so fixing more binders is not an option.
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For our bands at school I used to notate "lead-sheet- like" the sections numbering: intro AABACAD etc. then give advices about the program of the performance. I think this solution would fit best of yours and any similar problem.
What you have written is about as clear as possible I think. Don't do it in a part that will be sight-read. But then, try to avoid coda jumps and the like completely on a part intended for sight-reading.
Even with your description it's unclear how to follow. Perhaps you should put a termination double-bar at the "DS al coda" sign, and then put the "go to Coda" sign at the start of bar 4, and all the "coda-only" measures written in a following line, separate from the DS end-of-line.
If you mean the "after segno" is played after the 1-2 repeat as well, then maybe clarify by replacing your "1-2" with "1,2 ONLY" and "afterSegno" written as "3 ONLY" .
From a performer's point of view "fitting on one page" is not a good reason to make the sequence complicated. At the very least, consider writing both the first-time and the post-Segno parts into the same physical measure bars. Mark 1-2 with stems up and 3 with stems down.
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