Which instruction directs you to return to the start and then proceed to the coda sign?

• A. Go to the beginning; play to the Coda Sign
• B. D. C. al Coda
• C. Coda
• D. Allegro

Answer: (B)

Musical navigation marks tell you how to move through repeats and jumps. The instruction that means go back to the very beginning and then proceed to the coda is Da Capo al Coda. It directs you to return to the start (Da Capo) and, on the next pass, continue to the point marked for the coda, jumping there when you reach the appropriate cue.

The other options don’t match that exact sequence. One option would only tell you to go back to the beginning and stop at the coda sign, rather than jump to the actual coda. A simple Coda directive requires encountering a separate To Coda cue to jump ahead, not a restart from the beginning. And Allegro is just a tempo marking, not a navigation instruction.