Solfège Practice

The main purpose of these solfège exercises is to develop pitch-matching skills and a strong sense of tonal center (key). Ideally, after practice and training, once a musician is told a pitch and hears it, they would be able to sing or identify any other pitch by using the first pitch as a reference point. The following exercises should be sung in a comfortable octave, without transposing (besides the possible octave adjustment). This will allow musicians to begin identifying where certain pitches fall within their own vocal range, helping musicians place pitches with better accuracy as they also learn to sing accurate intervals between pitches. In the beginning, when aural skills are first developing, musicians may sing along with the piano playing the pitches. Once a musician’s sense of pitch starts to develop, the exercises should be sung with only a single reference pitch – either the starting pitch or the tonic (do).