CREATING MUSIC/SOLFA NOTATION VALUES

CONTENT

1. Introduction
2. Kinds of Music Notation

Introduction

Music is produced from well-organized sounds; these musical sounds are written on paper with symbols or sign called NOTES.

Whenever we attempt to write music in any style, we are engaged in music notation. Therefore, music notation simply refers to the system of reproducing musical sounds in writing. It is the art of writing music.

Kinds of Music Notation

There are several methods of writing music, but at this level, we shall study only two types:

(i) Staff Notation and

(ii) Solfa Notation.

Staff Notation

It is the method of writing musical sounds on the staff or staves using symbols called musical notes, e. g.

Solfa Notation

The tonic solfa notation consists of seven letters of the alphabet. It involves the use of musical sounds such as:

The doh or tonic is always the first and last note of the scale.