Lets start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read yo begin with A-B-C
When you sing you begin with DO-RE-MI
Child: do re mi
DO RE MI...
The first three notes just happen to be: DO-RE-MI
CHild: do re mi...
DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL-LA-TI...
Oh let me see if I can make it easier
DOE-- A DEER A FEMALE DEER
RAY-- A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN
ME-- A NAME I CALL MYSELF
FAR-- A LONG LONG WAY TO RUN
SEW-- A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD
LA-- A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW
TEA-- A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD
THAT WILL BRING US BACK TO DO... oh oh oh
DOE-- A DEER A FEMALE DEER
RAY-- A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN
ME-- A NAME I CALL MYSELF
FAR-- A LONG LONG WAY TO RUN
SEW-- A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD
LA-- A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW
TEA-- A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD
THAT WILL BRING US BACK TO...
(CHILD)
DOE-- A DEER A FEMALE DEER
RAY-- A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN
ME-- A NAME I CALL MYSELF
FAR-- A LONG LONG WAY TO RUN
(EVERYONE)
SEW-- A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD
LA-- A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW
TEA-- A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD
THAT WILL BRING US BACK TO DO
DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL-LA-TI-DO... SO DO!
Now children, do re mi fa sol and so on...
Are only the tools to build a song...
Once you have these notes in your head you can
Sing a millions different tunes my mixing them up!
Like this:
SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-DO-RE
(CHILD)SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-DO-RE
SOL-DO-LA-TI-DO-RE-DO
(CHILD)SOL-DO-LA-TI-DO-RE-DO
(Julie)NOW put them all together!
(All)
SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-DO-RE
SOL-DO-LA-TI-DO-RE-DO
"GOOD"
(Girl)"BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING!"
"so we put in words, one word for every note"
WHEN YOU KNOW THE NOTES TO SING,
YO CAN SING MOST ANYTHING!
"TOGETHER"
(ALL)
WHEN YOU KNOW THE NOTES TO SING...
YO CAN SING MOST ANYTHING!
DOE-- A DEER A FEMALE DEER
RAY-- A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN
ME-- A NAME I CALL MYSELF
FAR-- A LONG LONG WAY TO RUN
(EVERYONE)
SEW-- A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD
LA-- A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW
TEA-- A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD
THAT WILL BRING US BACK TO DO
DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL-LA-TI-DO
DO-TI-LA-SOL-FA-MI-RE-DO
&&do mi mi, mi sol sol, re fa fa, la ti ti&&
(A lot of times faster! while julie sings:)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything!
DOE-- A DEER A FEMALE DEER
RAY-- A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN
ME-- A NAME I CALL MYSELF
FAR-- A LONG LONG WAY TO RUN
(EVERYONE)
SEW-- A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD
LA-- A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW
TEA-- A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD
THAT WILL... BRING... US... BACK... TO...
SOL DO LA FA MI DO RE
SOL DO LA TI DO RE MI
SOL DO LA FA MI DO RE
SOL DO LA TI DO RE MI!