Hello !

I'm just wondering if there is somewhere where i can buy a book on this ? I am not really sure what this is for (if I understand it correctly, maybe for sight reading) or if this is already outdated.

My mum who used to play piano (living in the Phils.) wants to start playing again and she used to have this study book. She said it is by Dannhauser ?
I tried searching online but I can only see that it is a vocal method and not for piano.

HAs anybody heard of this or maybe you can recommend a more up-to-date one. I have to send it to her as it is very difficult to find study books in the Phils.


Thanks All!

Solfege is a way of assigning syllables to degrees or steps of the diatonic scale. In order, they are: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, and Do (for the octave).
very useful in sight singing and sight reading.
Yamaha Method of teaching uses solfege instead of ABC....

Scale degree Syllable Pronunciation
Unison, Octave - C Do dough
Augmented unison Di Dee
Minor second Ra Rar
Major second - D Re ray
Augmented second Ri like reach
Minor third Mé May
Major third - E Mi like the word me
Perfect fourth - F Fa 'a' as in father
Augmented fourth Fi like feet
Diminished fifth Se say
Perfect fifth - G So (or Sol) long 'o', like sold
Augmented fifth Si see
Minor sixth Le lay
Major sixth - A La 'a' as in large (like Fa, above)
Augmented sixth Li like lean
Minor seventh Te like take
Major seventh -B Ti tea

QUOTE (glenn @ Nov 8 2004, 02:55 AM)

Solfege is a way of assigning syllables to degrees or steps of the diatonic scale. In order, they are: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, and Do (for the octave). very useful in sight singing and sight reading. Yamaha Method of teaching uses solfege instead of ABC.... Scale degree            Syllable     Pronunciation Unison, Octave - C         Do              dough Augmented unison         Di               Dee Minor second                  Ra              Rar Major second - D            Re              ray Augmented second        Ri               like reach Minor third                     Mé             May Major third  - E               Mi              like the word me Perfect fourth  - F           Fa             'a' as in father Augmented fourth          Fi               like feet Diminished fifth              Se              say Perfect fifth - G               So (or Sol) long 'o', like sold Augmented fifth             Si               see Minor sixth                     Le              lay Major sixth - A                La              'a' as in large (like Fa, above) Augmented sixth           Li                like lean Minor seventh              Te               like take Major seventh -B           Ti                  tea

What about diminished second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and octave?

oh lordy, all of this is completely confusing me.

Yes there are other degrees that i didn't list but for the most parts the students mainly sing the standard notes , C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

Thanks for the info...

So, is there a study book for piano on this?

It's more of a one size fits all instruments thing.

What does this solfege thing do?

CYRILLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are needed here.

QUOTE (david_t @ Nov 11 2004, 04:11 PM)

What does this solfege thing do?

Some people find it a help for sight singing or internalising pitches.

It's a bit like "doh a deer a female deer"
from the Sound of music.

Doh re mi fa soh lah ti doh

are the notes of the major scale.

You can use it to sight - sing once you are familiar with the relative pitch of the syllables.

A bit of an over-simplification, but to give you an idea for starters.

Maggie