Solfeggio
This page has some practice MP3s to help learn solfeggio. A short description accompanies each MP3 on how to use them properly to learn solfeggio.
Here are some excellent articles on solfege:
Introduction to Solfege
Solfege - Part 2
Solfege - Part 3
Tendency Tones - Major
| Tendency Tones - Major - MP3 |
This MP3 should be used to learn the tendency tones. Tendency tones are the unstable tones in a scale that want resolution. They are the dominant and sub-dominant tones that tend to resolve to the tonic.
The solfege to sing to this MP3 is:
- TI-DO
- RE-DO
- RE-MI
- FA-MI
- FA-SOL
- LA-SO
- TI-DO
- SO-DO (up)
- SO-DO (down)
Tendency Tones - Minor
| Tendency Tones - Minor - MP3 |
This MP3 should be used to learn the minor key tendency tones. Tendency tones are the unstable tones in a scale that want resolution. They are the dominant and sub-dominant tones that tend to resolve to the tonic.
The solfege to sing to this MP3 is:
- TI-DO
- RE-DO
- RE-ME
- FA-ME
- FA-SOL
- LE-SO
- TI-DO
- SO-DO (up)
- SO-DO (down)
Functional Harmonic Progression
| Functional Harmonic Progression MP3 |
Basic functional harmony involves the tonic as a starting point, moving to the subdominant, moving to the dominant, and returning to the tonic. The simplest is a I IV V I progression (in major) or a i iv v i progression (in minor). This MP3 will play these chords arpeggiated, so each of the notes of the triads can be sung.
The solfege to sing to this MP3 is:
for the major progression:
- DO-MI-SOL-MI-DO (I)
- FA-LA-DO-LA-FA (IV)
- SOL-TI-RE-TI-SOL (V)
- DO-MI-SOL-MI-DO (I)
for the minor progression:
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)
- FA-LE-DO-LE-FA (iv)
- SOL-TE-RE-TE-SOL (v)
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)
Progression 1 - Ascending chords
| Progression 1 MP3 |
| Progression 1 MP3 - fast |
| Progression 1 ChordsMP3 |
| Progression 1 Chords MP3 - fast |
Basic functional harmony involves the minor tonic as a starting point, moving up slowly to the I6 (major tonic first inversion), and returning back down to the tonic.
The solfege to sing to this MP3 is:
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)
- RE-FA-DO-FA-RE (ii73)
- RE-FA-TE-FA-RE (V6/III)
- ME-SOL-TE-SOL-ME (III)
- ME-SOL-DO-SOL-ME (i6)
- MI-SOL-DO-SOL-MI (I6)
- FA-LE-DO-LE-FA (iv)
- ME-SOL-DO-SOL-ME (i6)
- RE-FA-DO-FA-RE (ii73)
- RE-FA-TI-FA-RE (vii6)
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)
Progression 2 - Descending chords
| Progression 2 MP3 |
| Progression 2 MP3 - fast |
| Progression 2 Chords MP3 |
| Progression 2 Chords MP3 - fast |
Basic functional harmony involves the minor tonic as a starting point, moving down chromatically to the dominant V, and returning back to the tonic.
The solfege to sing to this MP3 is:
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)
- TI-RE-SOL-RE-TI (V6)
- TE-RE-SOL-RE-TE (v6)
- LA-DO-FA-DO-LA (IV6)
- LE-DO-FA-DO-LE (iv6)
- SOL-DO-ME-DO-SOL (i64)
- SOL-DO-RE-DO-SOL (V4-3)
- SOL-TI-RE-TI-SOL (V)
- TI-RE-SOL-RE-TI (V6)
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)
G Major Triads - root and 1st inversion
Here are all the triads in root and first inversion in G Major. This is one of the foundations of your harmonic grid.
| G Major Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 |
| G Major Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 - fast |
| G Major Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 - chords |
| G Major Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 - chords - fast |
The solfege to sing to this MP3 is:
- DO-MI-SOL-MI-DO (I)
- DO-MI-LA-MI-DO (vi6)
- RE-FA-LA-FA-RE (ii)
- RE-FA-TI-FA-RE (vii-dim6)
- MI-SOL-TI-SOL-MI (iii)
- MI-SOL-DO-SOL-MI (I6)
- FA-LA-DO-LA-FA (IV)
- FA-LA-RE-LA-FA (vi6)
- SOL-TI-RE-TI-SOL (V)
- SOL-TI-MI-TI-SOL (iii6)
- LA-DO-MI-DO-LA (vi)
- LA-DO-FA-DO-LA (IV6)
- TI-RE-FA-RE-TI (vii-dim)
- TI-RE-SOL-RE-TI (V6)
- DO-MI-SOL-MI-DO (I)
G Minor Triads - root and 1st inversion
Here are all the triads in root and first inversion in G Minor. This is another one of the foundations of your harmonic grid.
| G Minor Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 |
| G Minor Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 - fast |
| G Minor Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 - chords |
| G Minor Triads - Root and 1st Inversion MP3 - chords - fast |
The solfege to sing to this MP3 is:
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)
- DO-ME-LE-ME-DO (VI6)
- RE-FA-LE-FA-RE (ii-dim)
- RE-FA-TI-FA-RE (vii-dim6)
- ME-SOL-TI-SOL-ME (III-aug)
- ME-SOL-DO-SOL-ME (i6)
- FA-LE-DO-LE-FA (iv)
- FA-LE-RE-LE-FA (VI6)
- SOL-TI-RE-TI-SOL (V)
- SOL-TI-ME-TI-SOL (III-aug6)
- LE-DO-ME-DO-LE (VI)
- LE-DO-FA-DO-LE (iv6)
- TI-RE-FA-RE-TI (vii-dim)
- TI-RE-SOL-RE-TI (V6)
- DO-ME-SOL-ME-DO (i)