Capo Capo A capo (short for "capodastro", "capo tasto" or "capotasto" , Italian for "head of fretboard"; Spanish: " cejilla" or "capodastro"; French: "capodastre"; German: "Kapodaster"; Portuguese: "capodastro", Serbo-Croatian: "kapodaster"; Greek: "kapotasta") is a device used on the neck of a stringed (typically fretted) instrument to shorten the playable length of the strings, hence raising the pitch. It is a common tool for players of guitars, mandolins, mandolas, banjos, ukuleles and bouzoukis. The word derives from the Italian "capotasto" which means the nut of a stringed instrument. The earliest known use of the term "capotasto" is by Giovanni Battista Doni who,
The Bay Academy for the Arts and Sciences include creative writing, science, math/computers, dance, athletics, art, wind instruments, stringed instruments, drama, and vocals. Media talent is not part of Bay Academy. As part of Maria Timo's changes to the school, Spanish, French, and Italian are no longer offered. Latin is taught to enhance ELA skills The Bay Academy offers a wide range of special classes, including Regents-level courses in biology and living environment integrated algebra, as well as several programs intended to give students valuable life skills, such as the Stock Market Game which is for Computer Math Talent only. Additionally, the school takes part in the national