So it gets a little confusing. Sol-fa represents a major scale, with Do being the first note, Re being the second, and so on. So, don’t take this as a 100% truth. Pff, Ken, sounds fun! Do-re-mi-etc. is "sol-fa" or "solfege". What is the Difference Between Do Re Mi and A B C. They will broaden your scope as a musician and intervals will make even more sense to you as you continue learning. But if you want to learn to read them for FREE, EASILY and QUICKLY, FOLLOW THIS LINK. NoobNotes has been built by hand, pixel-by-pixel, note-by-note with the intention of sharing well-known and loved songs in an easy-to-read format to encourage beginners and hobbyists alike :), Sign up for the weekly Friday newsletter from NoobNotes.net so you're always up to date :), NoobNotes.net is a collection of songs written with the letter notes along side the lyrics, designed for fun and easy music practice - all free =) Perfect for novices on most instruments, including flute, piccolo, recorder, piano, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, guitar, hand bells, ukulele, kalimba, harp, tin whistle, keyboard, violin, xylophone, chimes, steel drums, even singing and karaoke, and much more! F       G    A      A       G    F    A Far, a long, long way to run... G     C     D - E      F - G        A Sew, a needle pulling thread, A     D    E    F   G - A   B La, a note to follow so, B      E      F       G       A       B      ^C Tea, a drink with jam and bread. Moreover do,re,mi,.. sounds so much better than A,B,C. More about NoobNotes », Why do you play music?! German Alphabetical notation is used in Germany, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia. It's a bit odd, but for some reason nat really enjoys spending her free time on a laptop (ideally with a coffee and a cat) rather than 'going out' or 'having fun'! That means Do,re, mi is the way to go. This means that do never changes. we simply played or sang in the original key of publication… it think learning both are good but with an explanation…, As if US of A knows anything about music. I would be better prepared to guess at what I am hearing and make a better imitation of perfect pitch. I’ll give you my opinion in this brief article: In the movie “The Sound of Music” Maria describes “do re mi” as being similar to the alphabet, because they both start at the beginning of a musical scale. Play popular songs and traditional music with note letters for easy fun beginner instrument practice - great for flute, piccolo, recorder, piano and more Seven notes of music and two systems to name them, The Syllabic Musical Notation: DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI (TI), The Alphabetical Musical Notation: A B/H C D E F G. A B C or DO RE MI, Play with your Mobile and Learn to Read Notes EASILY and QUICKLY: Touch the Image NOW, it’s FREE. I expect my sight reading skills will improve as I begin to hear in my head the relative pitches as I read them. It should help me transcribe music, and write music. Wha is the reson for A as La (440hz) to be the first instead? LOL how about I just whistle it for you! Depending on which country you are from in this beautiful world you may have been introduced to music theory in a different way. I heard these syllables “do re mi” often and never knew what it meant. Alphabetical musical notation is used by Anglophone countries. The A-G note names are absolute names for a certain note. This is what I expect to gain from movable do. The United States uses only A, B, C, (etc) and many European countries use “do, re, mi etc”. Each syllable also as a corresponding hand sign. The official name for this is “solfege”. This is when Do depends on the key you’re in. Some countries use do re mi fa sol la ti do, and some countries use alphabet letters instead. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si. THAT explains where the hand signals came from in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind!” LOL!