solfege
Scale-singing practice method
Solfege is a system for teaching music that assigns syllables to notes of a scale—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti.
Singers learn to sight-read by associating these syllables with pitch relationships: We practiced solfege exercises for an hour.
The method dates to medieval Italy and remains central to ear training in music education.
Also spelled solfège.
Perform an action
Vocalizing unfamiliar written music
- sight-readingPerforming unrehearsed notation
- dictationOral text for writing
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- intonationPitch variation in speech
musicianship · pedagogy · conservatory · curriculum · lesson · practice · exercise · drill
Invigorating medicinal drink
- mediantScale's third tone
- subdominantFourth scale degree
- dominantHaving superior influence
- diatonicSeven-tone scale-based
chromatic · interval · semitone · octave · accidentals · sharps · flats · microtonal
Organization's workers collectively
time-signature · score · transcription · manuscript · rhythm · melody · harmony
do
Perform an action
sol · la · ti · doh · ray · so · lah · te · Guido · solfeggio
sight-singing
Vocalizing unfamiliar written music
- sight-readingPerforming unrehearsed notation
- dictationOral text for writing
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
intonation · musicianship · pedagogy · conservatory · curriculum · lesson · practice · exercise · drill
tonic
Invigorating medicinal drink
- mediantScale's third tone
- subdominantFourth scale degree
- dominantHaving superior influence
diatonic · chromatic · interval · semitone · octave · accidentals · sharps · flats · microtonal
staff
Organization's workers collectively
bass · time-signature · score · transcription · manuscript · rhythm · melody · harmony
choir
Organized group of singers
bass · harmonize · phrasing · legato · staccato · dynamics · choral · ensemble
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