Lesson 6.6 Solfege & Curwen Hand Signs

How many unique notes are typically used in most scales?

• Seven

• Eight

• Six

• Five

Why do we give each note a number?

• To identify them easily

• To make them look cool

• To make them sound better

• To confuse people

What is solfege used for?

• To help you sing better

• To play instruments

• To write music

• To dance

What is Curwen associated with?

• Solfege hand signs

• Playing techniques

• Musical instruments

• Dance moves

Why do we use hand signs in solfege?

• To make it harder

• To confuse students

• To create a link between the brain and syllables

• To make it look fun

In the last lesson, you identified the scale degrees that had a half step between them. Which solfege syllables would that be? (Choose two answers.)

As a reminder, here are the solfege syllables in order; they correspond to the scale degree numbers:

do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do

• between re and mi

• between mi and fa

• between fa and sol

• between la and ti

• between ti and do