Quick Links This Day in Music History Music Education @ DataDragon.com Music Education Forums Maintain Your Forum Information Bernadette Peters - Broadway's Best Sudoku (take a break for a puzzle!) Topic: The music symbol that means to pause using 2 slahes "//" is call From the Music Questions forum. Post a reply or begin a new topic. View other threads or jump to a different forum. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web datadragon.com Author Topic:   The music symbol that means to pause using 2 slahes "//" is call Anonymous Anonymous Poster From Internet Network: 205.188.208.x posted: 9/7/2003 at 9:56:29 PM ET craneclassical Registered User From: Atlanta, Ga Registered: 9/5/2003 posted: 9/8/2003 at 3:48:11 PM ET lufpausa....or sizora....spelling needs to be checked...hehe Taciturn Registered User Registered: 8/3/2003 posted: 9/8/2003 at 7:00:29 PM ET I've always wondered that myself. Thanks Anonymous Anonymous Poster From Internet Network: 76.122.8.x posted: 4/3/2008 at 1:42:07 AM ET What is the authentic name for the symbol in music using //? It is a break, but what is the real name? Bandirector Registered User Registered: 9/27/2007 posted: 4/4/2008 at 8:42:55 AM ET The official name for it is a "caesura," but most commonly it is referred to as railroad tracks. Do you think this topic is inappropriate? Vote it down. After a thread receives a certain amount of negative votes it will be automatically locked. Please contact us with any concerns you might have.

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