Meaning & use
Fa
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The fourth note of a diatonic musical scale in the solfège (movable-do) system, following 'mi' and preceding 'sol.'
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The teacher had the choir practice the scale slowly: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.
The melody dips down to a low fa before resolving back to the tonic.
A note on using this word
Solfège syllables like 'fa' originated in medieval Italy from a hymn to St. John the Baptist, each phrase beginning on a successive note.
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