MUSC 104 Aural Skills I
Major Scale Solfege Patterns
D=DO, R=RE, M=MI, F=FA, S=SOL,
L=LA, T=TI, D8=DO up an octave from “D,” s=SOL an octave below “S,” l=LA an
octave below “L,” t=TI an octave below “T.”
From low to high: s
l t D
R M F
S L T D8 R8
M8 etc. To establish a sense of
tonality sing: D M
S L F
R t D
Exercises:
D M S D8 S M D D
F L D8
L F D R F
S T S
F R D M S D8 S M D
D
R D M
D F D
S D L
D T D
D8; D8 T
D8 L D8
S D8 F
D8 M D8
R D8 D
D
M R F
M S F
L S T
L D8 T
R8 D8; D8
L T S
L F S
M F R
M D R
t D
D
F R S
M L F
T S D8
L R8 T
M8 R8 D8;
D8 S T
F L M
S R F
D M t
R l D
s l t D
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Group
I S M D S D8 S M D D8 S M S D M |
Group
II D R M S D M R D M S D R
M D M D R M D s D |
Group
III s D M R s M D S s M R D M s s D s M R D |
Group
IV M F S M D8 M F S D M M F S s D M F S F M S D |
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Group
V D8 T L S M D s l t D M S D8 S M F S D D8 S M R M F S s l t D M S D |
Group
VI t R S F M D8 M F L S t R s t R F M D R S R t s D D M S t D |
Group
VII S M D S D8 T L S M D M F S D D F R S M D M L R S D D8 L F R S D M R M D S S L T D8 M D M S D |
Group
VIII S M F L S T D S M D8 R D D8 L F R S L D R F L S T F M D8 S L M F D S D8 S F T M D8 R D M T F M D8 R M M D R L T F D8 M M F S R |