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Questions tagged [solfege]

For questions related to solfège, the music education method used to teach pitch and sight singing by connecting syllables ("Do," "Re," "Mi," etc.) to pitches.

Solfège is taught at every level of music education, from primary through graduate level university study. Many music education methods use solfège to teach pitch and sight-reading, most notably the Kodály Method.

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Fixed-Do Solfege in A Major scale with accidentals

I am learning solfege by myself and I have a question about reading of notes with accidentals. As far as I studied, There are 2 different ways in solfege, fixed-do and movable-do. There are also variations such as chromatic and non-chromatic. The…
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What exactly is the "tonic sol–fa" system, and how is it different from solfège?

I'm fluent in both fixed- and movable-do solfège, but I'm wondering how the "tonic sol–fa" system overlaps with fixed- and movable-do solfège, and offers something new that fixed- and movable-do solfège cannot. I'd especially love an answer with a…
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How can I improve in melodic dictation for real?

And/or how can I improve my melodic memory? I think I have a little problem with this, because whenever I'm practicing melodic dictation, either at teoria.com or EarMaster -and even at solfege classes, I'm a beginner of course- I can figure notes…
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Right or wrong syncope

Is the fourth note syncopated or not?
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How does the tonic solfa work in minor keys?

I'm curious as to how it works it minor keys specifically melodic and harmonic minors. I'm assuming it is different than the regular Do-Rei-Mi.
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Siler 'international' solfege system. Pros, cons?

The principle is basically to assign different vowels to the different accidentals, and keep the consonatns from the Do Re Mi system. Natural = a; sharp=e, flat=o, double sharp= i; souble flat = u. So, a C major scale would be: Da Ra Ma Fa Sa La Ta…
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How does someone that uses fixed do solfeggio practice dictation?

I have some experience with moveable do solfeggio and I’ve been experimenting with fixed do solfeggio recently as it seems to simplify the sight singing process since you don’t have to account for modulations. However, I feel completely lost when…
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