Correct Solfege Syllables

[ludicrouSpeed]

Hi there,

I recently purchased earmaster pro & I've decided to give "movable do" or relative solfege a shot. I've had a bit of a read-around & I've found that apparently these are the correct syllables:

ascending: do di re ri mi fa fi sol si la li ti do
descending: do ti ta la le sol fi fa mi ma re ra do

But this is proving to be kinda confusing to me earmaster seems to use some at times & the other at times & I can't tell why.

I have been putting in a minimum of 15 minutes on most days & I am committed to improving my ear but I just want to be sure I'm doing it right.

Any help on this is greatly appreciated.

[Hans]

The movable tone naming in EarMaster depends on whether the tone is sharp or flat and not on the direction of the tones.

You can read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8 ... lf.C3.A8ge

Best regards,
Hans Jakobsen
EarMaster

[ludicrouSpeed]

Thanks for your reply Hans.

I took a look at that page but it didn't appear to give a clear description of the solfege system earmaster uses.

It's the sharps and flats that get me, I'm trying to find some consistency & make a chart so I can refer to it whilst using ear trainer... Is there some way you could explain the earmaster solfege system to me a little clearer?

[Quentin]

Hans is out of office right now, so I'm answering your question.

The movable-do solfege method used by EarMaster is the most "standard" one, not oen of the many variants you can find here and there.

For Example with RE, the second syllable/scale degree which, if you were in the key of C would be D, the b version is RA and the # version is RI.

The whole list of the movable-do solfege syllable used in EarMaster is explained in the Wiki article Hans was referring to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8 ... lf.C3.A8ge

The following article is also explaining in a very clear and simple way what movable-do solfege is about and how it works: http://www.acesc.k12.oh.us/MUSIC%20PAGE ... ipedia.pdf

Best regards,
Quentin

[Quentin]

Here is an overview of the syllables for each scale degree
(In C, degree 1/Do, is C, in E degree 1/Do is E, etc.):

1 Do
Raised 1 Di
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Lowered 2 Ra
2 Re
Raised 2 Ri
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Lowered 3 Me
3 Mi
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4 Fa
Raised 4 Fi
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Lowered 5 Se
5 So/Sol
Raised 5 Si
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Lowered 6 Le
6 La
Raised 6 Li
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Lowered 7 Te
7 Ti