solfege

Noun

solfège (usually uncountable, plural solfèges)

1. (usually) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.
   • Her note is F – F in the German naming convention, fa in the solfege system we use in Russia.2020, Ben Creed, City of Ghosts, London: Welbeck Publishing, →ISBN, page 264

   Synonyms:

   solfeggio, solmization, solmisation, sol-fa