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Solfege

Description:

Solfege, also known as solfeggio or sol-fa, is a musical technique that uses syllables to represent the different pitches within a musical scale. It is widely employed in music education to develop pitch recognition and sight-singing skills.

Examples:

Noun:

1. In music theory, solfege is a system of vocal exercises using the syllables "do," "re," "mi," "fa," "sol," "la," and "ti" to represent the notes of a major scale.

2. The music teacher asked the students to practice solfege exercises to improve their tonal memory.

Verb:

1. The choir director instructed the singers to solfege the melody before attempting to sing it.

2. Solfegeing the intricate passages helped the musicians to internalize the music and play with greater accuracy.

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