lah

Thân thiện

A singer holds the note "lah" during a vocal exercise.

Definition

Noun 1. The sixth note of a major or minor scale in solmization: In the solfège system (e.g., do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do), "lah" is the syllable used to sing or name the sixth note (the submediant) of a diatonic scale.

Usage

• "Lah" is primarily used in the context of music theory, vocal training, and sight-singing.
• It is a fixed label for a specific scale degree, regardless of the key. For example, in the key of C major (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C), the note A is sung as "lah".

Examples

• Noun:
  • In the solfège exercise, the choir sang the sequence "do, re, mi, fa, sol, lah, ti, do."
  • The teacher asked the student to identify the "lah" in the given melody.

Advanced Usage

• "Lah" in movable-do solfège: In this system, "do" is assigned to the tonic (first note) of any key. Consequently, "lah" always represents the sixth scale degree relative to that tonic.
• "Lah" in fixed-do solfège: In this system, "do" is always the note C. Therefore, "lah" is always the note A, regardless of the key of the piece.

Variants and Related Words

• La: A common alternative spelling for the same solfège syllable.
• Submediant: The technical name for the sixth scale degree in music theory.
• Solfège / Solfeggio: The system of assigning syllables to scale degrees for vocal training.

Synonyms

• Submediant (technical term)
• Sixth scale degree (descriptive term)

Notes

• "Lah" is a specific term from musical terminology and is not commonly used in everyday English conversation outside of a musical context. It is not to be confused with the informal interjection "la" or "la-di-da."

Học thuật

Noun

1. the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization

Từ đồng nghĩa

• la