Originally Posted by: madricuchoI want to be able transform western music notation (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si) to what I called anglo saxon notation (A B C D E F G )...
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The solfege syllables "Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si" can refer to a movable system or a fixed system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solfege
Most people regard it as movable. The practical result of this is that it is synonymous with the major scale.
The solfege lines up with any & all major scales.
Do (root)
Re (2nd)
Mi (major 3rd)
Fa (4th)
So (5th)
La (major 6th)
Si or Ti (major 7th)
So, if C is the root note, then it is a C major scale.
C - Do (root)
D - Re (2nd)
E - Mi (major 3rd)
F - Fa (4th)
G - So (5th)
A - La (major 6th)
B - Si or Ti (major 7th)
But, if D is the root note, then it is a D major scale.
D - Do (root)
E - Re (2nd)
F# - Mi (major 3rd)
G - Fa (4th)
A - So (5th)
B - La (major 6th)
C# - Si or Ti (major 7th)
[QUOTE=madricucho]Which system/notation are most music players are familiar with ?
Solfege is very useful for learning to sing & sight-sing. But it is not a practical way of learning music notation. If you go to the Guitar Fundamentals courses, then I show you how to locate the musical alphabet notes on the guitar (GF1 Chapter4) & later on how to read music notation (GF2 Chapter 4).
http://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=1
http://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=2
Ask more as necessary. Happy holidays to you, also!