• From: Blantyre, Nr Glasgow Scotland
  • Registered: 2006-09-21
  • Posts: 67

Topic: Solfa System for Music Training

Recently I have started learning the Solfa system for music training and I have to say it is very impressive.
http://uk.geocities.com/exeteryoungstri … system.htm

I had tried other traditional teaching methods before and got nowhere fast. After just a few weeks I can play in different keys, understand and read standard music notation and recognise the structure and layout of songs. (all quite badly I must add but it is getting much much better. Give it a few months and it will be like night and day.)

Does anyone else have any experience of the solfa system and what do you think of it?

David Grant

Gutar Player, Singer, Entertainer  - At least in my own mind.
  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 2,069

Re: Solfa System for Music Training

Hi DavidGrant - Yes, I have some experience with this general system.  Solfa is a one version of a system generally known as Solfege (soal-fej) or Solfeggio (soal-fej-eeyo). 

It is a very useful tool to help understand musical notation and sharpen your listening ability.  I first was exposed to it as a kid when playing baritone and learning how to read music.  Our teacher would have us sing our parts using the syllables.

To this day, I can still 'hear' and identify certain intervals very clearly because of this form of training.  It works.  I think this system is great.

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