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Meaning of sol-fa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

a method of sight singing music that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the movable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B).

uncountable

Equivalents

Español solfear

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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