soh

/səʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /səʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsō/ (ame, mw)

soh — noun

1. the step that comes fifth when singers count up a major scale using the syllable

1.名詞B2
釋義

the step that comes fifth when singers count up a major scale using the syllables do, re, mi, fa, soh, la, ti, do — used mainly in British tonic sol-fa for pitch training

例句

Apinya held the note soh for four beats while the rest of the choir followed her lead.

hold the note soh collocation

The Welsh chapel choir warmed up by singing do, re, mi, fa, soh, la, ti, do before evening service.

do-re-mi-fa-soh sequence in sol-fa scale

同義詞
  • sol

    American spelling of the same syllable; identical pitch role in the scale, different orthography

  • fifth (of the scale)

    technical music-theory term for the same scale degree; broader and not tied to the sol-fa singing system

  • dominant

    music-theory label for the fifth degree of a major scale; refers to the harmonic function rather than the sung syllable

用法筆記

Spelled this way mainly in British tonic sol-fa teaching (alongside doh, ray, me, fah, lah, te) to keep one syllable per note and avoid confusion with the English word sol. Most American and modern international solfège texts use 'sol' instead.

常見錯誤

The choir hit a beautiful sew on the last chord.
The choir hit a beautiful soh on the last chord.
💡'sew' means to stitch fabric; 'soh' is the fifth syllable in the sol-fa scale.
Soh is the third note in the scale.
Soh is the fifth note in the scale.
💡In tonic sol-fa, the order is doh, ray, me, fah, soh — soh is always position five.