Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

5. Track 64—Scale: Pentatonic


6. Track 65—Scale: Chromatic

Exercise 5—Class Exercise

If your instructor prefers to equate “C” with “Do,” then you will be singing in the “fixed Do” system. If your
instructor moves “Do” to correspond with a scale’s tonic note, you will be singing in the “movable Do” system.
If this is the case, write the letter name, solfège syllable and corresponding scale number for the remainder of
“Jingle Bells.” Then sing with letter names, solfège syllables and/or scale degree numbers.
Then sing “Someone to Watch Over Me” by George Gershwin. Draw the A major scale. Label the solfège
syllable and/or scale degree number below each scale note and in the music below. Sing with syllables, numbers,
or “La”.

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MAJOR SCALE

Do

1

Do (1)

1 1 1 2 3 5 3 2 1 3 5 6 6 5 5 8 5 5

Do Do Do Re Mi Sol Mi Re Do Mi Sol La La Sol Sol Do Sol Sol

6

La

Do

Doh

Di

Dee

Re

Ray

Ri

Ree

Mi

Mee

Fa

Fah

Fi

Fee

Sol

Sol

Si

See

La

La

Li

Lee

Ti

Tee

Do

Doh