3.3 Solfége Revisited
L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S
1.
Solfége
systems: a comparison.
2. The audio-acoustic “trigger.”
In
Chapter 2 "The Elements of Pitch:Sound, Symbol, and Tone"
solfége
was
explained in its historical and pedagogical context, and as one way of labeling pitch
and as a mnemonic device. The principal use of
solfége
as a pedagogical tool is the
aural reinforcement of written music.
Many differing
solfége
systems have evolved, each for a specific reason, for a specific
context, or to offer an alternate method to a previous system. They can be classified
into two broad categories:
1.
Fixed Do
14
:
Do
is always sung as some form of the pitch name “C.” All
other pitches are labeled accordingly.
2.
Moveable Do
15
:
Do
will shift to whatever pitch serves as the
Tonic
. All
other pitches shift accordingly.
Several subcategories have evolved from
Moveable-Do
and involve the treatment of
the Minor mode. The two most prevalent are called
La-based Minor
16
and
Do-
based Minor
17
.
1.
La-based Minor
: The
Tonic
in Major begins on
Do
. The
Tonic
in Minor
begins on
La
.
General advantages:
a. Ease of use from a melodic orientation in predominantly diatonic
music.
b. Half step placement is retained between Major and Relative Minor
(
Mi-Fa
,
Ti-Do
).
c. Widely used as a part of Orff-Kódaly training.
Minor syllables in
La-based Minor
:
14. A solfége system wherein
Do
is
always C,
Re
is always D, and so
forth.
15. A solfége system wherein
Do
shifts to the starting pitch of
the scale. Other syllables are
sung in relationship to this.
16. A sub-category of Moveable
Do
.
Major is sung beginning on
Do
,
Minor begins on
La
.
17. A sub-category of Moveable
Do
.
Both Major and Minor begin on
Do
.
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