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Originally Posted by keithb  I've never liked using the solfege syllables for anything other than solfege. However, that may be due to the fact that I was taught 'movable do' solfege where the first degree of the scale being sung is always do.
If I was used to 'fixed do' solfege, where do always corresponds to C, I might feel differently. |
As far as I know, moveable do solfege is most often taught to singers, or in the context of singing. This is where it is most appropriate because there are no fingerings involved in singing, and the scale structures being sung are consistent from key to key, so moving the syllable do onto the tonic note of each key makes perfect sense.
Instrumentalists however, usually prefer fixed do, especially keyboardists. When do is always C, then the solfege syllables directly & consistently correspond to the fingering for each scale or key.
With fixed do the solfege syllables are directly translatable to the English letter names.