
“Me” and “Se” are the same notes as “Ri” and “Fi”. The solfege syllables for the descending scale are Do- Ti- Te- La- Le- Sol- Se- Fa- Mi- Me- Re- Ra- Do The solfege syllables for the ascending scale are Do- Di- Re- Ri- Mi- Fa- Fi- Sol- Si- La- Li- Ti- Do Think of the ascending notes as sharps (#) and the descending notes as flats (b). The chromatic scale uses different syllables for the notes going up and coming down. The intervals are small and require a higher level of precision to execute. This scale is a great fine tuning exercise for your ear. The chromatic solfege scale is a 12 note scale that covers all of the notes on the piano. In addition this system can be used without changes in conventional notation.To be able to hear “Me” and “Se”, you first need to be able to sing the chromatic solfege scale. It helps to hit the correct pitch and might even be of help to recognize dozenal numbers and become familiar with the dozenal system.
#Chromatic solfege software
Produced with our software Alternative notation byĮverybody is invited to discuss the examples on youtube demonstrating that these syllables are easy to sing and sound good. To demonstrate how that sounds and looks I refer to my film included here or on youtube This is probably the reason why the syllables sound pleasant to us.

Vowels in the sequence DobaRezaMiFa naSogeLapaTi are found the same in number but in different order in the groups123456 = DobaRezaMiFa and 789AB0*=naSogeLapaTi. So that each syllable can be recognized by its first letter, and numbers can be replaced in our software by the by the correct consonant. My Proposal is to use the five syllables ba-za-ge-ne-pa as names for the black keys.Īdvantages are: the syllables sound “Italian” if za is pronounced like in zappa = hoe and if ge is spoken like in angelo = angel.Įach number ( syllable) begins with a different consonant DbRzMF nSgLpT. 2015 “fixed do solfège and table: Chromatic variants of fixed do” Syllables ba-za-ge-ne-pa Of course, this argument is only valid if the fixed do is used with chromatic solfège syllables.” See wikipedia eng. While movable do is easier to teach and learn, some feel that fixed do leads to stronger sight-reading and better ear training because students learn the relationships between specific pitches as defined independently, rather than only the function of intervals within melodic lines, chords, and chord progressions. I quote part of the discussion there in favour of a fixed-do system: “The question of which system to use is a controversial subject among music educators in schools in the United States. Then there is no need for complicated fixed-do naming systems as suggested in wikipedia 2015 section solfège. If five syllables are added for the black keys this clarifies the position of each note and if you combine this with the corresponding number for each position you can move easily within that system. See the extensive literature on that subject in the publications of the dozenal societies of America and Great Britain. Once you are familiar with the dozenal nature of music you can use any twelve names to characterize the twelve digits. See wikipedia for Ann glover and relative solomisation. I propose to use solfège with slightly different syllables as proposed by Ann Glover ( do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do ) that are frequently used in relative solomisation for major scales. A friend suggested to use syllables that sound more “italian” since solfege is of italian origin. Then I learned the proposal by Joe and others to expand the solfège system and name the black keys. To sing numbers works well in some languages with one syllable words for the digits up to a dozen.


Transposition can be avoided if one uses dozenal numbers such as in Hamburg music notation or other cipher notations.

Irving Berlin avoided transposition by using a special piano. This, however is something that we really want to abolish with any alternative notation. If we use movable do we transpose all scales to C major. You can learn to hit tones and intervals better and move in the key and on the pitch of each piece of music without problems, if the root tone is specified. The Solfège system is without doubt an excellent way to promote vocal training. 123456 = DobaRezaMiFa and 789AB0*=naSogeLapaTi
