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    Solfège is a system for sight-singing that assigns standard syllables to notes of the scale. The most common syllables are Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti/Si for the C major scale and variations for accidentals. There are two approaches, fixed Do where C is always Do, and moveable Do where the tonic changes. Minor keys can be sung with Do or La as the tonic. Numbers can also represent scale degrees. The example melody demonstrates applying these systems in G minor and its modulation to D minor.

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    Solfège is a system for sight-singing that assigns standard syllables to notes of the scale. The most common syllables are Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti/Si for the C major scale and variations for accidentals. There are two approaches, fixed Do where C is always Do, and moveable Do where the tonic changes. Minor keys can be sung with Do or La as the tonic. Numbers can also represent scale degrees. The example melody demonstrates applying these systems in G minor and its modulation to D minor.

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    Solfège is a system for sight-singing that assigns standard syllables to notes of the scale. The most common syllables are Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti/Si for the C major scale and variations for accidentals. There are two approaches, fixed Do where C is always Do, and moveable Do where the tonic changes. Minor keys can be sung with Do or La as the tonic. Numbers can also represent scale degrees. The example melody demonstrates applying these systems in G minor and its modulation to D minor.

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    76

    LearnMusicTheory.net High-Yield Music Theory, Vol. 1: Music Theory Fundamentals

    Appendix 1
    SOLFGE SYLLABLES
    Standard
    syllables

    Solfge is a system for sight-singing music that applies standard syllables


    to the notes. Singing with solfge syllables makes it easier to hear and
    remember the sound of intervals. The following syllables are common to
    most solfge systems in English-speaking countries:

    C major scale:
    1
    2

    & w

    w
    7

    w
    1

    Do
    Re
    Mi
    Fa
    Sol
    La
    Ti
    Do
    ("doh") ("ray") ("mee") ("fah") ("soh"/ ("lah") ("tee") ("doh")
    "soul")
    [or Si]

    Chromatic
    syllables

    Chromatic syllables use "-i" (said "ee") for the sharps and "-e" (said "ay") for
    the flats. Since Re already has an e on the end, it changes to Ra (said
    rah).

    & w # w w #w w w #w w #w w #w w w

    Do Di Re Ri Mi Fa Fi Sol Si La Li Ti Do

    & w w bw w bw w bw w nw bw w bw w

    Do Ti Te La Le Sol Se Fa Mi Me Re Ra Do
    ("rah")

    Fixed do versus
    moveable do

    In the fixed do system, the pitch C is always Do. Fixed do systems may
    keep the same syllables for sharps and flats (F, Fb, and F# are all "Fa"). For
    major keys in the moveable do system, Do is always the first scale step
    (tonic). Moveable do systems use the chromatic syllables for accidentals.

    G major scale:
    1
    2 3

    5 6 7 1
    w w w
    w
    w
    w
    w
    & w

    Fixed do: Sol La

    Ti Do Re Mi Fa Sol
    (or Si)

    Moveable do: Do Re Mi

    Fa Sol La Ti Do

    Appendices: Solfge and Rhythmic Syllables


    Moveable do:
    Do-based and labased minor

    77

    There are two ways to sing minor using moveable do: using Do for the
    tonic or using La for the tonic. The different forms of minor sometimes
    require syllables for accidentals (in bold below). Remember: "me" is
    pronounced "may," "te" is pronounced "tay," etc.

    G melodic minor scale:


    1 2 3 4 5 6

    7 w
    1
    1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
    w
    #
    w
    nw bw w w w
    b
    w
    n
    w
    w
    w w
    &b w w w

    Do-based: Do Re Me Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Te Le Sol Fa Me Re Do


    La-based: La Ti Do Re Mi Fi Si La La Sol Fa Mi Re Do Ti La

    Singing with
    numbers

    Singing with scale degree (scale step) numbers from one to seven is
    another common system. Sometimes the number eight is used when the
    melody approaches the tonic from below.

    &
    #

    G major:

    Scale steps: 1

    Sample melody

    1
    (8)

    The g minor melody below illustrates five syllable systems: (1) fixed do, no
    chromatic syllables; (2) fixed do, with chromatic syllables; (3) moveable do,
    la-based minor; (4) moveable do, do-based minor, and (5) numbers. Singing
    the letter names of the pitches is also possible. Since the music modulates,
    moveable do and numbers would change to d minor to continue.

    & b 44 J
    #

    Bach, Fugue 16 in G minor, BWV 861 from WTC, Book I

    b
    &b

    1: Re
    2: Re
    3: Mi
    4: Sol
    5: 5

    Mi
    Me
    Fa
    Le
    6

    Sol
    Sol
    La
    Do
    1

    Fa
    Fi
    Si
    Ti
    7

    Sol
    Sol
    La
    Do
    1


    La Ti Do
    La Te Do
    Ti Do Re
    Re Me Fa
    2 3 4

    n #

    1: La
    2: La
    3: Ti
    4: Re
    5: 2

    Sol Fa
    Sol Fa
    La Sol
    Do Te
    3 7

    Sol
    Sol
    La
    Do
    1

    La
    La
    Ti
    Re
    2

    Ti
    Te
    Do
    Me
    3

    Sol Mi Do
    Sol Mi Di
    La Fi Ri
    Do Li Fi
    4
    6
    1

    Ti La Ti
    Te La Te
    Do Ti Do
    Me Re Me
    3 2 3

    Sol
    Sol
    La
    Do
    1

    Re
    Re
    Mi (becomes La in d)
    Sol (becomes Do in d)
    5 (becomes 1 in d)

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