![]() ![]() Between La and Ti is a whole step, and between Ti and Do is a half step.įor the minor scale, the relative pitch spacings are: Put differently, between Do and Re is a whole step. This pattern of steps produces the major scale, whose corresponding solfege syllables are: Which is to say that between the first and second note, there is a “distance” of a whole step (a major second) between the second and third, there is also the distance of a whole step but between the third and fourth notes and between the seventh and eighth notes, there is only a half step (minor second). (Harmonic and melodic minor scales will not be encountered.) Let’s start with the major scale, whose relative pitch spacings are as follows: ![]() For the purposes of Gregorian chant, the scale may be either major or natural minor. The scale is comprised of eight notes where the first and eighth notes are an octave apart. (If you are interested in the history of solfege, start with this wikipedia article.) The Major and Minor Scales John the Baptist, each solfege syllable corresponds to a note in the scale. Originally taken from the first syllables of a hymn to St. Solfege is a system for naming pitches to aid in reading and singing them aloud. In this tutorial, we will delve into solfege and with it a discussion of intervals. ![]() Please review the introductory post, if you missed it. This is the second tutorial in a series on how to read Gregorian Chant Notation.
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