Question 1

Which solfège does this trainer use?

Accepted Answer

The movable-do syllables (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti), with the tonic on middle C (C4). The key doesn't change, so each syllable is always the same pitch, as in fixed do, and your ear learns every degree against that one note. Set the tonic to Moves and each question starts from a new do, the way movable do works.

Question 2

What are the chromatic solfège syllables?

Accepted Answer

When you raise a diatonic degree by a semitone, the vowel changes: Do→Di, Re→Ri, Fa→Fi, Sol→Si, La→Li. These chromatic syllables (D4 and D5) fill in all 12 pitches of the chromatic scale.

Question 3

Why does D5 remove the tonic reference?

Accepted Answer

At expert level the tonic note is no longer played before the target. You must rely on your internalized sense of the scale degrees, which is the ultimate goal of solfège practice.