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==Kite Giedraitis's Solfege==
==Uniform Solfege==


===Overview ===
===Overview ===
[[Kite Giedraitis|Kite]]'s solfege is nicknamed "Da Ra Mo" after harmonics 8:9:10. It uses the conventional consonants D, R, M, F, S, L and T. But most consonants have an alternate form that indicates flattening or sharpening. The vowels are unconventional: "oo" = u = '''u'''p, "ah" = a = pl'''a'''in, "oh" = o = d'''o'''wn and "ee" = i = m'''i'''d.
See [[Uniform Solfege]] for a full explanation.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"  
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"  
|+
|+
![[41edo]]
![[41edo]]
!edosteps
! colspan="2" |Da Ra Mo names
! colspan="2" |Da Ra Mo names
! colspan="2" |[[Ups and downs notation|ups and downs]] names
! colspan="2" |[[Ups and downs notation|ups and downs]] names
!edosteps
|-
|-
!unisons
!unisons
|0-1
| colspan="2" |Da Du
| colspan="2" |Da Du
| colspan="2" |P1 ^1
| colspan="2" |P1 ^1
|0-1
|-
|-
!2nds
!2nds
|2-8
|Fro Fra Fru
|Fro Fra Fru
|Ri Ro Ra Ru
|Ri Ro Ra Ru
| vm2 m2 ^m2
| vm2 m2 ^m2
|~2 vM2 M2 ^M2
|~2 vM2 M2 ^M2
|2-8
|-
|-
!3rds
!3rds
|9-15
|No Na Nu
|No Na Nu
|Mi Mo Ma Mu
|Mi Mo Ma Mu
|vm3 m3 ^m3
|vm3 m3 ^m3
|~3 vM3 M3 ^M3
|~3 vM3 M3 ^M3
|9-15
|-
|-
!4ths
!4ths
|16-18
| colspan="2" | Fo Fa Fu
| colspan="2" | Fo Fa Fu
| colspan="2" | v4 P4 ^4
| colspan="2" | v4 P4 ^4
|16-18
|-
|-
!tritones
!tritones
|19-22
| colspan="2" | Fi/Sho Po/Sha Pa/Shu Pu/Si
| colspan="2" | Fi/Sho Po/Sha Pa/Shu Pu/Si
| colspan="2" | ~4/vd5 vA4/d5 A4/^d5 ^A4/~5
| colspan="2" | ~4/vd5 vA4/d5 A4/^d5 ^A4/~5
|19-22
|-
|-
!5ths
!5ths
|23-25
| colspan="2" | So Sa Su
| colspan="2" | So Sa Su
| colspan="2" | v5 P5 ^5
| colspan="2" | v5 P5 ^5
|23-25
|-
|-
!6ths
!6ths
|26-32
|Flo Fla Flu
|Flo Fla Flu
|Li Lo La Lu
|Li Lo La Lu
|vm6 m6 ^m6
|vm6 m6 ^m6
|~6 vM6 M6 ^M6
|~6 vM6 M6 ^M6
|26-32
|-
|-
!7ths
!7ths
|33-39
|Tho Tha Thu
|Tho Tha Thu
|Ti To Ta Tu
|Ti To Ta Tu
|vm7 m7 ^m7
|vm7 m7 ^m7
|~7 vM7 M7 ^M7
|~7 vM7 M7 ^M7
|33-39
|-
|-
!8ves
!8ves
| colspan="2" |Do Da (Du)
|40-41
| colspan="2" |v8 P8 (^8)
| colspan="2" |Do Da
|40-41 (42)
| colspan="2" |v8 P8
|}
|}
The seven 2nds illustrate the solfege's logic:
The seven 2nds illustrate the solfege's logic:
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The vowels relate to [[color notation]]: -a = w'''a''', -o = y'''o''' or z'''o''' = '''o'''ver/'''o'''tonal, -u = g'''u''' or r'''u''' = '''u'''nder/'''u'''tonal, and -i = '''i'''la. The zogu 5th is Sha because the -o and -u in zogu cancel to make -a.
The vowels relate to [[color notation]]: -a = w'''a''', -o = y'''o''' or z'''o''' = '''o'''ver/'''o'''tonal, -u = g'''u''' or r'''u''' = '''u'''nder/'''u'''tonal, and -i = '''i'''la. The zogu 5th is Sha because the -o and -u in zogu cancel to make -a.
Da Ra Mo is a subset of Kite's [[53edo solfege]]. The idea of 12 consonants is inspired by Erv Wilson's 41edo solfege (see page 54 of http://www.anaphoria.com/41notes.pdf). However Kite added a 13th consonant P- to indicate a sharpened 4th. Mnemonic: Sha sharpens to Sa, and Tha sharpens to Ta, so if Fa were spelled Pha, it would sharpen to Pa.


===Example scales & tags===
===Example scales & tags===