Solfa Notation

Music Notation

Music notation can be described as the act of reproducing musical sounds in writing or the art of writing music. As a musician, vocalist or instrumentalist you may be inspire to compose a new song, or melody can just come into your head, mind, or heart on the spurn/spun of the moment & for you not to forget you have to put it down on paper if you don't have an audio/sound recorder. The means by which you do this is called notation. There are many types of notation but two major types of notation are:
(i) staff notation
(ii) solfa notation

(I)Staff Notation
Staff notation is the method of writing musical sounds on a staff or stave, using symbols called musical notes.

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(II) Solfa Notation
Solfa notation is very common as it is easy to learn & does not involve much technicalities. It is commonly used by traditional/classical choirs. Some instrumentalists also make use of it when playing their instruments.

Solfa notation uses 7 consonants of the english alphabet to represent sound and they are :
d, r, m, f, s, l, t .
Solfa notation is the method of writing musical sound with solfa notes for example the popular rhyme Mary has a Little Lamb has the following solfa

m r d r m m m
r r r m m m
m r d r m m m
r r r m r d 

Pronouncing the solfa 
We have 
d as in doe (Doe a female deer)
r as in ray   (A ray of sunlight)
m as in me ( Me a name I call myself)
f as in far    (Far a long way to walk)
s as in sew  (Sew a cloth)
l as in la
t as in tea    ( I want to drink tea)

Solfa actually enables you to feel the music you are either playing or singing.