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ton·ic sol·fa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tonic solfa, solfanoun

    a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti

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  1. tonic solfa

    Tonic sol-fa (or tonic sol-fah) is a pedagogical technique for teaching sight-singing, invented by Sarah Ann Glover (1785–1867) of Norwich, England and popularised by John Curwen, who adapted it from a number of earlier musical systems. It uses a system of musical notation based on movable do solfège, whereby every note is given a name according to its relationship with other notes in the key: the usual staff notation is replaced with anglicized solfège syllables (e.g. do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do) or their abbreviations (d, r, m, f, s, l, t, d). "Do" is chosen to be the tonic of whatever key is being used (thus the terminology moveable Do in contrast to the fixed Do system used by John Pyke Hullah). The original solfège sequence started with "Ut", the first syllable of the hymn Ut queant laxis, which later became "Do".

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  1. tonic solfa

    Tonic solfa, also known as solfege, is a method of learning and teaching music, particularly singing. It uses the syllables do (or doh), re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti to represent the pitches of the musical scale, with "do" typically corresponding to the tonic, or first note of the scale. The system helps to develop an understanding of melody, harmony, rhythm, and other fundamental aspects of music. It is commonly used in music education around the world, particularly in teaching children or beginners.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tonic solfa

    ton′ik sōl-fä′, n. a modern system of musical notation, in which the notes are indicated by letters, and time and accent by dashes and colons.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tonic solfa in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tonic solfa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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