sol-fa
Do-re-mi system
Sol-fa is a system for teaching music using syllables (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti) to represent the notes of a scale.
As a verb, to sol-fa is to sing using these syllables rather than lyrics: The choir sol-faed through the difficult passage before adding words.
The system helps singers learn pitch relationships and sight-read music.
Vocal pitch exercises
- solfègeSyllable-based pitch training
- sight-singingVocalizing unfamiliar written music
- sight-readingPerforming unrehearsed notation
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
Produce sounds aloud
- choirOrganized group of singers
- choraleHymn tune or choir
- choralOf group singing
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
part-singing · warmup · intonation · ensemble · harmony · rounds · canons · call-and-response
Seven-tone scale-based
- chromaticRelating to color
- majorOf chief importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- modalPertaining to form
pentatonic · interval · octave · ascending · descending · degrees · transposition · modulation
Units of teaching
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- musicianshipSkill in performing music
curriculum · conservatory · students · instructor · classroom · tutoring · textbook · beginner
do
Perform an action
ti · doh · ray · lah · te · tonic · mediant · subdominant · dominant
solfeggio
Vocal pitch exercises
- solfègeSyllable-based pitch training
- sight-singingVocalizing unfamiliar written music
- sight-readingPerforming unrehearsed notation
vocalize
Produce sounds aloud
unison · part-singing · warmup · intonation · ensemble · harmony · rounds · canons · call-and-response
diatonic
Seven-tone scale-based
modal · pentatonic · interval · octave · ascending · descending · degrees · transposition · modulation · tonality
lessons
Units of teaching
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillsRepetitive training routines
musicianship · curriculum · conservatory · students · instructor · classroom · tutoring · textbook · beginner · graded