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Solfege hand signs on a staff

Solfege hand signs on a staff
  1. What is the solfege for the hand signs?
  2. Who developed the solfege hand signs?
  3. Where did solfege hand signs come from?

What is the solfege for the hand signs?

Solfege, Curwen, or Kodaly hands signs are a system of hand symbols representing the different pitches in a tonal scale. They're used to provide a physical association of a pitch system to help connect inner hearing and reading of pitches with musical performance.

Who developed the solfege hand signs?

John Spencer Curwen (1816–1880) popularized the tonic solfège system and hand signs that had been created by Sarah Glover (1785–1867). His modifications of Glover's work were then borrowed by Hungarian music teachers who adapted and incorporated hand signs into the Kodály concept (Figure 2).

Where did solfege hand signs come from?

In the 18th century, John Spencer Curwen drew upon an earlier music teaching system known as Norwich Sol-fa, which had been devised by Sarah Glover, and developed hand signs to go with the solfege syllables (do re mi, etc.). Kodály integrated these hand signs into his teaching methods.

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