Use Movable Do When Singing

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   What I mean by moveable do is that wherever the do is on a tonic or the first scale degree is where the do is going to be placed

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   So for example, if we are in C major, then do equals to C.

   

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   We have do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do

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   In C major we have C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. In moveable do, we have C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C regardless of the real notes. So, it doesn't matter if it is C major, D major, E major, F major, or G major, etc. Do is always going to be the first root of the scale. For example, for G major in moveable do, which is one of the most common types of solfeggio patterns we use in the world, do will be G in G major. For F major do will be F. For E major do will be E, and so on.

   

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   This allows for the flexibility to know that do is going to always be the first note that we have

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   In C major, do is C; in D major, do is D; etc. This helps us to understand different patterns of solfeggio and that moveable do allows us to use do not only just as C, but as a root in every scale.

   

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