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GlossaryThe vocabulary of solfa & jianpu, defined.
A concise reference for the terms that come up in tonic solfa, jianpu, and choral arranging. Each entry is short, factual, and links to the deeper guides.
Notation systems
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Jianpu →
A movable-do music notation system from China that uses the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 for the seven scale degrees, with '1' set to the tonic of the current key.
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Tonic solfa →
A movable-do music notation that uses the syllables d r m f s l t (do re mi fa sol la ti) for the seven scale degrees, 'do' = the tonic of the current key.
Concepts
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Movable do →
A solfege convention where 'do' (or '1' in jianpu) is always the tonic of the current key, the same syllables describe the same scale degree in every key.
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SATB →
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, the standard four-voice arrangement of a mixed choir, written as four parallel lines of music where each voice has its own range.