WEEK THREE
TRANSCRIPTION FROM STAFF TO SOLFA-NOTATION
(Diatonic scale and accidentals)
Transcription is a process of notating a piece or a sound which was previously unnotated. In this lesson we will discuss transcription from staff to solfa-notation.
Transcription from staff to solfa-natation is a process of translating a given piece into tonic- solfa.
Look at the following two scales:
C MAJOR
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d r m f s l t d
A MINOR
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l t d r m f se l
In tonic solfa
When doh is raised by a semitone it becomes de
When ray is raised by a semitone it becomes re
When fah is raised by a semitone it becomes fe
When soh is raised by a semitone it becomes se
When lah is raised by a semitone it becomes le (taw)
In transcribing, the knowledge of the following is very important
- Clef and letter – names of the lines and spaces.
- Knowledge of the key signature
- Musical notes and their values
Example 1
Transcribe the music below into tonic – solfa
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s m l s d d t d
From above music, you will notice that the music is on C major since there is no sharp or flat indicating the key signature.
Also the home note (doh) could be traced to the 3rd space of the staff.
Example 2
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d m r m f s fe s
Exercises
Transcribe the music below
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