to solmizate

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Sing a melody using syllables like do re mi instead of words or note names

verb
/sɒlˈmɪzeɪt/

Specialized

: solfear

The choir director asked the students to solmizate the melody before adding the words.

Examples

Many music teachers encourage beginners to solmizate new songs for ear training.
She found it helpful to solmizate difficult passages when practicing sight-singing.
She can solmizate beautifully.
We will solmizate the melody together.
Many music teachers encourage beginners to solmizate new songs for ear training.
The choir director asked the students to solmizate the melody before adding the words.
She found it helpful to solmizate difficult passages when practicing sight-singing.

Surface Forms

solmizate infinitive

solmizated past

solmizated past participle

solmizating present participle

solmizates third person singular

Morphology

solmizate = solmize (semi-transparent) = solmize + ate

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ate' to 'solmize', but 'solmize' is a specialized musical term likely unknown to many learners.

Etymology

Solmizate comes from the root solm-, the same part in solmization and solfège, and it refers to singing with the syllables 'do', 're', 'mi'. So, to solmizate is to sing a melody using those syllables instead of words or note names.