Tonic Sol-Fa Guide

Tonic Sol-Fa Guide
major scale


do







re
mi
fa
so
la
ti
do'





natural minor
 


la
ti
do
re
mi
fa
so
la





re
mi
fa
si
la
harmonic minor
 


la
ti
do
melodic minor
 


la
ti
do

  
  



 
re
mi
la
mi
re
do
ti
fi
si
so
fa
la
chromatic

            







   
    
do di re ri mi fa fi so si la li
triads - major scale
 
do.mi.so
ti do ti ta la lor so sa fa mi ma re ra do









re.fa.la
mi.so.ti
fa.la.do'
so.ti.re'
la.do'.mi'
ti.re'.fa'




triads - minor scale
 

la.do.mi


ti.re.fa


do.mi.si
re.fa.la
mi.si.ti
(c)2003 Kodaly Music Education Instiute of Australia
fa.la.do

si.ti.re


do.mi'.so'


la.do.mi
Curwen Hand Signs
do
ti
la
so
fa
mi
re
do
(c)2003 Kodaly Music Education Instiute of Australia
Tonic Sol-fa and the
Diatonic Modes
so
fa
mixolydian
lydian
mi
phrygian
la
aeolian
re
dorian
ti
locrian
do
ionian
(c) 2004 G.Federow & D.Wicks
Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia
www.kodaly.org.au
Rhythm Syllable Guide
Simple time


ta
ti

 
ti
- ti - ka
-


ti
ti - ka - ti - ka
 

ti - ka - ti
too
 



syn - co - pa
tim



tum - ti



syn - co - pa
Compound time


tum
ti

-
ti
-


ti
ta


-
ti

  
    

ti
ti - ka
ti - ka - ti - ka
toom
ti
(c) 2003 Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia
ti

tre - o - la







3

-
ka