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Noun: solfège
  1. A voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable
    "The students practised solfège to improve their pitch recognition";
    - solfeggio
     
  2. Singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major
    "Solfège exercises helped improve the choir's sight-reading skills";
    - solmization, solfeggio

Derived forms: solfèges

Type of: singing, vocalising [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Solfège