Solfège

The solfege [ sɔlfɛʒ ] (in French ) or Solfeggio [ sɔlfɛd͡ʒo ] (Italian ) is a musical theory that aims to empower through exercises in music theory, particularly music theory, ear training and singing to playing a score or sing.

When solfege exercises rising levels of difficulty are practiced, consisting in the sounds of singing with the solfeggio and differ depending. Both the absolute and the relative solmization be subsumed under the term solfege.

The solfege is taught since the Middle Ages under this name. The Italian word solfeggio is made up of the note syllables sol and fa ( 5th and 4th tone of each scale ). The invention of Guido of Arezzo is solmization, an Italian monk who lived in the 11th century, attributed to, who wanted to speed up the vocal training of the monastery boy.

The Solfeggio is used to this day in music class. It was from the second half of the 19th century in England by the Tonic Sol - Fa Association a popular movement.