Do-Re-Mi Refresher

Musical notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet, A-B-C-D-E-F-G. Each note (letter) sounds a little higher than the one before it. The letters continue to be repeated on an instrument, going higher and lower in pitch. To help people learn and remember the notes, a technique called solfege attaches a sound to a note.

So, for example, the pitch C is vocalized as "Do" and becomes the sound "Do," D is vocalized as and becomes "Re," and E becomes "Mi." The Do-Re-Mi song helps children remember words as they relate to the sounds of the notes. Have a sing-a-long to the Do-Re-Mi song from The Sound of Music. You can find the lyrics here. If you play an instrument, you can accompany the singing.