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The next unit introduces solfa syllables and hand signs. If your children are younger than six, we recommend that you spend these years singing without the added complication of solfa. Nursery rhymes (see below) and foreign language songs are appropriate at this stage.
Learn the power of using solfa for your musical training and how solfa syllables can help you with intervals, chords and melodies. After completing this module: you will understand how to start from the tonic to build and recognise intervals, chords and simple melodies with solfa.
In music, solfège (/ ˈ s ɒ l f ɛ ʒ /, French:) or solfeggio (/ s ɒ l ˈ f ɛ dʒ i oʊ /; Italian: [solˈfeddʒo]), also called sol-fa, solfa, solfeo, among many names, is a mnemonic used in teaching aural skills, pitch and sight-reading of Western music.
The sol-fa system is a long-established notation that dates back to the 11th century. In the letter notation, notes are represented with Roman alphabets like: A B C D E F and G. …while in the sol-fa notation system, notes are represented using sound syllables: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La and Ti.
Unit 1 gets the children singing and Unit 2 begins to introduce the solfa syllables. We also have a growing list of foreign language songs that are appropriate for all ages! We hope your families will have joy as you sing together.
Solfège is a system for sight-singing music that applies standard syllables to the notes. Singing with solfège syllables makes it easier to hear and remember the sound of intervals. The following syllables are common to most solfège systems in English-speaking countries: C major scale:
Score to Sound with Solfa. Learn how you can use the solfa framework to look at traditional music notation and know in your head how it should sound (including for sight-singing). After completing this module: you will understand how solfa can reveal how notes on a page should sound.
