solfeggio
- noun
- /sɒlˈfɛdʒioʊ/
- Specialized
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solfeggio
- To improve our pitch accuracy, our teacher emphasized regular practice with the solfeggio exercises.
Examples
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In music class, we learned to sing scales using the solfeggio system with syllables like do, re, and mi.
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You may wish to use a solfeggio movable-do system in singing.
Academic text (2002) -
At first, I was made to do just the solfeggio scale, but I wanted to play Bach.
Blog text (15) -
Here she takes Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Solfeggio No. 1.
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In general, music educators use sight-singing systems (i.e., solfeggio, letters, or numbers) as pedagogical aids to assist students in developing aural and audiation skills through pitch identification.
Academic text (2003) -
The choir members followed the solfeggio notes to ensure they sang in perfect harmony.
Synonyms
A simple way to teach music by giving each scale note a syllable like do re mi
A system that teaches singing and pitch using syllables like do, re, mi
A way to teach singing using the syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti
A system that uses syllables like do re mi to name notes to teach singers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Solfeggio comes from the Italian and French music word solfège, which uses the singing syllables 'do', 're', and 'mi' to teach pitch. So a solfeggio is a singing exercise using those syllables to help you practise pitch and sight-singing.
