Repeats and Bar Lines

Bar Lines

Bar lines are quite straightforward:

Heavy double bar (shown at the end of the piece or movement):

Light double bar (shown at the end of a section):

Bar lines are brailled after the last measure without a space. If more measures appear after a light double bar, a space is placed between the light double bar and the next measure.

Repeats

The repeat sign --

is used in braille music to indicate that the preceding measure is repeated exactly. The repeat sign is preceded and followed by a space:

You can also use the repeat sign to replicate the first half of the measure:

Repeat signs can also be used to replicate chords, which will be presented in the reading on chords. Music also has repeats, indications that a specific section of the music is repeated for some number of times.

The music notation and their braille equivalents are shown in the table below: