tonic sol-fa

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ton-ik sohl-fah, sohl-fah]

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ton-ik sohl-fah, sohl-fah]

Definitions of tonic sol-fa words

noun tonic sol-fa a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation. 1
noun tonic sol-fa a method of teaching music, esp singing, used mainly in Britain, by which the syllables of a movable system of solmization are used as names for the notes of the major scale in any key. In this system sol is usually replaced by so as the name of the fifth degree 0
noun tonic sol-fa a system of musical notation based on the relationship between the tones of a key, using the syllables of solmization (do, re, mi, etc.) instead of the usual staff symbols: used in teaching singing 0

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Origin of tonic sol-fa

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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tonic sol-fa popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.