Activity:

Relax and get creative by filling in our floral pattern coloring page! SAve the images below and print them to get started.

This isn’t just any design however— the patterns were made according to the solfege letters! It’s the perfect way to practice your musical knowledge and play around with some beautiful colors. 

To get you to understand solfege a little more, here are five fun facts about it below:

Fun Fact 1: Solfege has seven unique syllables (“do,” “re,” “mi,” “fa,” “sol,” “la” and “ti”) that match with the seven musical notes on Western major and minor scales. For example: In the C Major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B), it begins with “do” for C and ends with “ti” for B.

Fun Fact 2: The creation of the solfege letters can be traced to musical theorist Guido D’Arezzo, way back in the 11th Century.

Fun Fact 3: The original purpose of solfege was to teach singers simple melodies without them having to read sheet music. It’s helpful in recognizing and memorizing patterns. 

Fun Fact 4: Solfege originally ended with “si” rather than “ti.” It was changed over in the 1800s so that all of the notes started with a different first letter.‍

Fun Fact 5: The song “Do Re Mi” from the movie The Sound of Music is a widely known example that incorporates solfege. You can listen to it here!

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Now that you know so much more about solfege, we hope you can enjoy this coloring activity even more!

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