CHOIR 10-20-30
1. Tonic solfa
do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do
do is considered to be the keynote or tonal center in all major keys
la is considered to be the keynote or tonal center in all minor key
it focuses on the relationship among pitches. E.g. if you learn do to so in
any key, you will know the sound of the perfect 5th.
children are begun with relatively do, once they are secure in that easier way of
singing, reading, and writing music, letter names for the notes are introduced and
are then sung interchangeable with solfa until they are secure.
benefit: songs and singing games of early childhood, the folk music, and much of
the art music of the western world is tonal in character
drawback: it is not useful for studying music that is not tonal in character (e.g.
music of some non-western societies and some music of the 20th century.)
2.Hand signs
both
---solfa combined with a system of hand signs appears to make that tonal memory
more quickly accomplished and more secure.
DO
RE
Mi
Fa
SO
Ti
LA
DO
2. Rhythmic duration syllables
---rhythm is taught by pattern and by relative duration over the beat expressed in a
serious of syllables adapted from those invented by Cheve in the 1800s and still used in
French conservatories.
Variations: Triplet : ‘Tri-ple-ti’ instead of tri-o-la