Bar repeat counts

Bar repeat counts are numbers shown at regular intervals either above or below bar repeats, to help players keep track of how many bars have passed. The intervals are usually based on typical musical phrases, such as every four or eight bars.

Note

Bar repeat counts are only shown on one-bar repeat regions.

Because bar repeats must start with a fully notated phrase of at least one bar, the bar repeat count starts from the notated bar rather than the first bar in the bar repeat region. For example, the third bar in a bar repeat region shows the count number 4, as that bar is the fourth time the original notated bar is played.

Figure: Bar repeat region with counts shown every four bars

In Dorico Pro, you can change the start count of each bar repeat region, how frequently bar repeat counts are shown, whether they are parenthesized, and customize the font style used for bar repeat counts.

Note

The Bar Repeat Count font style also affects the appearance of counts on slash regions.