Sol-fa

In the sol-fa method, the seven tones of the scale are named do, ray, me, fah, soh, lah and te and are arranged into ascending and descending scales where do is the note C. There is also a method called moveable do, which Curwen and Glover both employed, where the note do can be the tonic in any key.

the fourth note noun. or chiefly British fah /ˈfɑː/ Britannica Dictionary definition of FA. [noncount] music. : the fourth note of a musical scale.

sol-fa (n.) "syllables used in solmization (do, re, mi, etc.) taken collectively," in early music, 1540s, from Italian, a noun made from Medieval Latin sol and fa, two of the syllables used to represent notes of the musical scale in the Guidonian system (see gamut).

What is Tonic Solfa Notation? Tonic solfa notation, also called Solfége, is a system of learning music where the tones are called do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti. A hand gesture is assigned to each syllable. “Do” can be fixed to C4 (middle C) or moving and then always represent the base note (tonic) of each scale.

The primary step in learning to sing by the use of shape notes is learning the So-Fa syllables. These syllables are Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do. The old-timers put the syllables So and Fa together for a shortened way of describing them.

Benefits. it allows you to interpret and name each note's function in a given key and in relation to one another. (This is REGARDLESS of key, clef or instrument. In other words, do is ALWAYS the tonic of a Major key, so is ALWAYS the dominant in a Major key, la is ALWAYS the tonic of a minor key etc.)

: the syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, used in singing the tones of the scale.

Tonic sol-fa (or tonic sol-fah) is a pedagogical technique for teaching sight-singing, invented by Sarah Ann Glover (1785–1867) of Norwich, England and popularised by John Curwen, who adapted it from a number of earlier musical systems.

Solfège is great for identifying relationships between different notes in music. It helps the learner understand and recognize patterns. A pattern in music you hear very often is So-Do. Music students who are trained in the solfège scale can hear that interval and know what it is.

The beauty of the system is that it removes any confusion when young children learn 'letter names' for notes (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) and enhances their ability to pitch correctly.

The beauty of the system is that it removes any confusion when young children learn 'letter names' for notes (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) and enhances their ability to pitch correctly.

In solfa notation we name them doh, ray, mi, etc. In solfa notation the key (key note / tonic) is indicated at the beginning of a piece: EXAMPLE: = C major (tonic is C) = G major (tonic is G) = F major (tonic is F) In grade 1 you are only going to work with these three keys.