Add solfege to a melody line

Upload a MusicXML score, choose a melody part, preview the added solfege / solfa lyric line, then download the derived score.

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What this MusicXML solfege tool does

This free browser tool adds a solfege lyric line to a melody part in a MusicXML score. Upload a score, choose the part you want to study, select movable-do or fixed-do, and download a derived MusicXML file with the added do-re-mi syllables, or print the annotated score to PDF from the preview.

It is designed for singers, choir directors, music teachers, and students who want a quick way to prepare sight-singing practice material without editing every note by hand in a notation app.

How it works

  1. Upload a .mxl, .musicxml, or .xml score exported from your notation software.
  2. Select the melody part that should receive the solfege lyric line.
  3. Choose movable-do or fixed-do solfege, including the minor-key setting you prefer.
  4. Preview the annotated score, then download MusicXML or print the score to PDF.

Supported score formats

The tool supports compressed MusicXML files with the .mxl extension and uncompressed MusicXML files with .musicxml or .xml extensions. These formats are commonly exported by MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius, Dorico, Logic Pro, and other notation tools.

For best results, use a score with a clear separated melody line. If a part contains chords or multiple voices, the browser tool labels the top note by default.

Movable-do vs fixed-do

Movable-do solfege names notes by their function in the key. The tonic becomes do, the second scale degree becomes re, and the rest of the syllables follow the scale. This is useful for sight singing, ear training, and learning how melody relates to harmony.

Fixed-do solfege names the written pitch directly. C is do, D is re, E is mi, and chromatic pitches use singable altered syllables. This is useful when your teaching method treats solfege as pitch naming rather than scale-degree naming.

Minor-key options

In movable-do mode, minor music can be labeled in more than one educational tradition. Minor - La Based keeps the relative major as the do reference, so the minor tonic is la. Minor - Do Based treats the minor tonic itself as do.

The tool lets you choose the convention that matches your choir, classroom, or sight singing method.

Frequently asked questions

Can the solfege tool handle minor keys?

Yes. In movable-do mode, choose Major, Minor - La Based, or Minor - Do Based. La-based minor keeps do on the relative major tonic, while do-based minor treats the minor tonic as do.

What is the difference between movable-do and fixed-do solfege?

Movable-do names notes by their scale degree in the current key, so do moves with the tonic. Fixed-do names written pitches directly, so C is do, D is re, E is mi, and accidentals use chromatic syllables.

Does the free solfege tool handle chords and multi-voice parts?

The free browser tool labels the top note by default when a selected part contains chords or multiple voices. SightSinger Studio is designed for splitting harmony parts before singing them.

What MusicXML files are supported?

The tool supports compressed .mxl files and uncompressed .musicxml or .xml files exported from notation apps such as MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius, Dorico, and Logic Pro.

Does this tool support uploading image or PDF scores?

Not currently. This tool works with MusicXML files. You can download sheet music in MusicXML format from MuseScore, or use MuseScore's Upload function to convert a PDF or image into MusicXML first.

Want to hear the solfege sung?

The free tool lets you preview, print, and download the annotated MusicXML score. Open SightSinger Studio when you want to split harmony parts and render the solfege line as singing audio.

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