How To Learn Solfege Part 1

In this video I explain how I learned solfege and how solfege may be used for sight reading and other useful stuff.

I decided I probably won't record videos for all the other notes in the near future because I already did that at my website in this section, where I match each note with a song:

http://musictip.webs.com/solfege.htm

My website also has lots of other tools that I've used to improve my ear as well so check it out:

www.musictip.webs.com

Also, there are many good solfege drills on this website:

www.musicalmind.org

Category:

Education

Tags:

• solfege
• music
• learning
• learn
• dalcroze
• ear
• training

[ThatMinidotCom]

I'm just curious about your piano. The high notes are to the left, but on mine they are to the right :-)

[tmtwd]

@ThatMinidotCom

Yeah, I think that is just the video. On that keyboard, the high notes are to the left.

[schlitze1]

Tim-I'm just saying your explanation makes no sense, and neither does your rebuttal. You mention how this will help you sight read, reading music requires written music. If you are just singing by ear- then you don't need music and you don't need solfege either. Learning by ear is fine-reading music combined with a good ear is even better especially if you are a choral singer. I have a fairly good grasp of music and your explanations are illogical and confusing.

[tmtwd]

@schlitze1

Confusing, but not illogical.

Solfege is an unessential tool. I find it useful.

To get technical, I have used solfege primarily to assist my ability to listen to a song and then figure out how each note of the melody fits into the sequence of a scale. I find that knowing that the melody of the son starts on the fifth note of the scale (ie. Sol), and which degree all the rest of the notes of the melody are is very useful.

[tmtwd]

@tmtwd

Many months after I made this video, I was able to figure out which chords made up a song by identifying which degrees the harmonizing notes were. I find that also very useful.

Then after learning that my ears can now pick out melodic and harmonic patterns more easily.

Then it becomes easier to sight-sing from standard notation, if someone is in a choir that is a useful skill. Standard notation can be fun too, and forces a discipline to musical theory.

[tmtwd]

@tmtwd

I believe standard notation to be the most expressive of notation, but also the most inaccessible. I myself find chords to be easier to read than standard notation, even though I have been reading standard notation for longer than I have brushed my teeth without complaining.

Anyways, there is lots to reflect on, I think about this stuff lots, and I think if you really want to emphasize the 8-note scale and such, solfege has more immediate uses than standard notation.

[lillyluvscherry]

@tmtwd this is vey useful to me because in chorus class for my midturm we have to do solfege #1 which is ealy but i just learned it today and mow i got it in my mind! thanks for this video

[earthmoods123]

actually he's plays in Db instead of Ab.. but I think the video alright... where is your video?,,, at least he is trying to help out... He is a little wordy, but I understand his point about reconizing a starting pitch of a song by connecting it with a solfege or number interval.

[MrFiskofake]

I have also learned it like that...

At first I realised my el. toothbrush emited a C-note sound and I eventualy starteg goofing around and mumble songs during brushing. Trought time i started recognizing C-tone in songs and other stuf (not just music). then I tried to memorise other notes in similar way... once you know notes by ear, reading sheet isn't a problem.

[tmtwd]

Respond to this video... has never been prevalent in non-elite musical circles. Most music, I daresay, is not created straight to notation.