What is "sol-fa"

Sol-fa \Sol`-fa"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sol-faed;p. pr. & vb. n. Sol-faing.] [It. solfa the gamut, from the syllables fa, sol.] To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order.

Yet can I neither solfe ne sing.
--Piers Plowman.

Sol-fa \Sol`-fa"\, v. t. To sing to solmization syllables.

Sol-fa \Sol"-fa"\, n. The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n.

"syllables used in solmization taken collectively," 1540s, from Italian, from Medieval Latin sol and fa, two notes of the musical scale (see gamut). As a verb from 1560s; compare solfeggio "use the sol-fa system" (1774), from Italian solfeggiare.

n. a method of sight singing music that uses the syllables ''do'' (originally ''ut''), ''re'', ''mi'', ''fa'', ''sol'' (or ''so''), ''la'', and ''si'' (or ''ti'') to represent the pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The ''fixed-do'' system uses ''do'' for C, and the ''movable-do'' system uses ''do'' for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is ''do'' if the piece is in the key of B). vb. To sing a sol-fa

Sol-fa may refer to:

• Sol-fa (album), a 2004 album by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
• Solfège, a singing technique
• Tonic sol-fa, a method of teaching singing
• Tonic Sol-fa (a cappella group), a quartet from Minnesota

is the second full-length studio album by Japanese rock band, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, released on October 20, 2004.