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How do you identify tonic Solfa?
In the most common system, “Tonic Solfa”, the “do” name is always used for the tonic (first) note of the scale. So in C Major, “do” would be “C”. In F Major, “do” would be F.
How does tonic Solfa work?
It uses a system of musical notation based on movable do solfège, whereby every note is given a name according to its relationship with other notes in the key: the usual staff notation is replaced with anglicized solfège syllables (e.g. do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do) or their abbreviations (d, r, m, f, s, l, t, d).
Who invented tonic Solfa?
…the most prominent being tonic sol-fa, developed about 1850 in England by John Curwen. Tonic sol-fa emphasizes the relation of the notes to one another and to the tonic, or key note (do in major scales, la in minor scales).
