It is the C Ionian mode, which consists of the notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C . It denotes a shift in tonality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_musical_modes
This guy is partially right, but what it actually is called is "solfage." Solfage or solfa is a way of remembering the tone and position of the note in the scale it is in. For example using a C major scale: do= C re= D mi= E etc.
But a D major scale would be:
do= D re= E mi= F sharp etc.
Take a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_sol-fa
(basically the first note (what scale you are playing in) will always be do)
E scale do=E...
Now for the lyrics:
Do, a dear a female dear
re, a drop of golden sun
mi, a name I call myself
Fa(far), a long long way to run
so, a needle pulling thread
la, a note to follow so
te, a drink with jam and bread
and that brings up back to do....
I must note, this is only the chorus per say, not the entire song as sang on "The Sound of Music".
It's called "Solfege", a technique for teaching people how to sight-sing, and the syllables are called solfege. There are seven syllables used in the English speaking countries.
do re me fa so la ti do are sollfedge symbols..... height to lowest: stsrt out with a low DO the go up the scale to RE ME FA SO LA TI and ed wth a high pitch DO
A happy old man could sing
This is called solfège. See link below.
how well they handle the responsibilities increasing powers give them
so do re ti so la do so mi fa so la so fa re re mi re do so so do re do ti so la ti la so so la la ti la so do so do re do ti so la ti la so mi fa so la so fa re re mi re do so so do re do ti so la ti la so so la la ti la so do
Do TI LA SO FA MI RE DO/ SO LA LA TI TI DO/ DO DO TI TI LA LA SO DO DO TI TI LA LA SO/ MI MI MI FA SO/ MI RE RE MI FA/ RE DO DO LA SO FA MI RE DO THEN REPEAT IT ALL
Verse - Mi Re Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Ti La So La Ti Do Ti La So La Ti Do So Fa Mi (x2) Chorus - Mi Re Do Re Mi Fa So Do Ti La La So Do Ti La So La Ti Do So Fa Mi.
so so fa mi fa so so la so mi so fa fa fa mi re mi fa fa so la fa so mi so so fa mi fa so mi mi mi fa so la la la do ti la so do ti ti la ti do
how well they handle the responsibilities increasing powers give them
Without repeated notes, the basic melody in solfege (or sol-fa) is: CHORUS: so do re ti so la ti so, mi fa so la so fa, (up) re mi re do, so do re do ti, so la ti la so, so la ti la so do VERSES: so do re do ti , so la ti so , mi fa so la so fa, (up) re mi re do, so do re do ti, so la ti so, so la ti --- la ti do.
so do re ti so la do so mi fa so la so fa re re mi re do so so do re do ti so la ti la so so la la ti la so do so do re do ti so la ti la so mi fa so la so fa re re mi re do so so do re do ti so la ti la so so la la ti la so do
so do re ti so la do so mi fa so la so fa re re mi re do so so do re do ti so la ti la so so la la ti la so do so do re do ti so la ti la so mi fa so la so fa re re mi re do so so do re do ti so la ti la so so la la ti la so do
Do TI LA SO FA MI RE DO/ SO LA LA TI TI DO/ DO DO TI TI LA LA SO DO DO TI TI LA LA SO/ MI MI MI FA SO/ MI RE RE MI FA/ RE DO DO LA SO FA MI RE DO THEN REPEAT IT ALL
Intro: (me fa so)3x (la ti do re)h,(re me fa) 3x (so la ti do)h I. me fa so do me so do do re me me so fa me re re me fa la re fa te, te do re re fa me re do. Repeat intro II. me te do la so la so me do te, fa re ti la so so re re me, me te do la so la so la ti do re di la fa me fa re do. repeat(I)
Verse - Mi Re Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Ti La So La Ti Do Ti La So La Ti Do So Fa Mi (x2) Chorus - Mi Re Do Re Mi Fa So Do Ti La La So Do Ti La So La Ti Do So Fa Mi.
so so fa mi fa so so la so mi so fa fa fa mi re mi fa fa so la fa so mi so so fa mi fa so mi mi mi fa so la la la do ti la so do ti ti la ti do
do ti la sol fa mi re do so la la ti ti do do do ti la sol sol fa mi do do ti la sol sol fa mi mi mi mi mi fa sol mi re re re mi fa re do do fa mi re do
do re mi fa s0 la ti do ti la so fa mi re do
do do re do do re mi re do do re mi fa mi re do do re mi fa so fa mi re do do re mi fa so la so fa mi re do do re mi fa so la ti la so fa mi re do do re mi fa so la ti do ti la so fa mi re do (low ti and do at the end is optional) Hope this Helps!
mi mi so mi mi so mi so do ti la la so re mi fa re re mi fa re fa ti so la ti do