“Do Re Mi” from The Sound of Music is a wonderful song for learning the solfège syllables. You may know the lyrics: Do – a deer, a female deer. Re – a drop of golden sun. Mi – a name I call myself. Fa – a long, long way to run. Sol – a needly pulling thread. La – a note to follow sol. Ti – a drink with jam and bread
The syllable “Do” is the first note of the scale starting with the tonic note, “Re” is the second, “Mi” is the third etc. The syllable “Do” does not always represent note “C” in movable do. However when the key is C major, than the Do is C such as in fixed do system. Movable do is mainly used in some relative pitch ear