sol2snd

• Writing a sol2snd Tune

• Layouts
• Tempo
• Key
• Notes

• Note Names
• Note Octave Modifiers
• Rests
• Note Length Modifiers
• Key Change
• Repeats and Jumps

• Adding Lyrics To A sol2snd Tune
• Adding Credits To A sol2snd Tune
• Importing a tune into sol2snd
• More writing tips
• See also

• Transcribing from notation to tonic solfa
• Sol-fa equivalents to staff notation

Writing a sol2snd Tune

This section describes the valid input for a sol2snd tune. To input a tune using a score file see "Importing a tune into sol2snd". For help writing sol-fa in general see "See also" section.

Layouts

sol2snd uses 3 layouts. Layout 1 & 2 assume four parts. Layout 3 has labels for each part.

Layout 1

Layout 1 assumes four parts ordered from soprano to bass and separated by blank lines.

Layout 2

Layout2 assumes four parts grouped by line. Blank lines separate line groups.

Layout 3

Layout 3 has as many parts as there are part labels S, A, T, or B. Label a part with ‘S’ for soprano, ‘A’ for alto, ‘T’ for tenor or ‘B’ for bass. Blank lines are optional in layout 3.

Tempo

10 < TEMPO < 300

Key

'C' 'D' 'E' 'F' 'G' 'A' 'B' 'C#' 'D#' 'F#' 'G#' 'A#' 'Db' 'Eb' 'Gb' 'Ab' 'Bb'
sol2snd uses hash ‘#’ for sharp and lowercase ‘b’ for flat.

Notes

sol2snd notes are a mix of sol-fa symbols d r m f s l t de re fe se le ra ma la ta
note octave modifiers ' ,
note length modifiers . > - ( )
rests *
and repeat and jump markers [ { ] F D

Note Names

Note names: Abbreviations for relative pitches in scale (5 sharps/5 flats)

d ........ doh

de ...... doh sharp

ra ...... reh flat

r ........ reh

re ...... reh sharp

ma ...... mi flat

m ........ mi

f ........ fah

fe ...... fah sharp

s ........ sol

se ...... sol sharp

la ...... lah flat

l ........ lah

le ...... lah sharp

ta ...... si flat, ti flat

t ........ si,ti

Note Octave Modifiers

Note octave modifiers: ' ,

...

d,, ......... -2 octaves

d, ........... -1 octave

d ............. 0 [no change]

d' ........... +1 octave

d'' ......... +2 octaves

...

Append to any note name as many as needed. These affect the single note which they are appended to.

Rests

Rests: *

* ........ one beat rest

** ...... two beat rest

Note Length Modifiers

Note length modifiers: - . > ()

d-- ................. three beats

d- ................... two beats

d ..................... one beat

d.r ................. half beats

d.* ................. half beat & half beat rest

*.d ................. half beat rest & half beat note

d>r.m>f ......... quarter beats

d>r.m>* ......... quarter beats & quarter beat rest

d>r.m ............. two quarter beats & a half beat

d>r.* ............. two quarter beats & a half beat rest

d.r>m ............. half beat & two quarter beats

(drm) ............. triplets

Key Change

Key change: /

s/t ........ sol in old scale is now ti (4 semitone downward key change)

s/m ........ sol in old scale is now mi (3 semitone upward key change)

  d t,l,/d - d r m -
= d t,  l, - l,t,de-

Repeats and Jumps

For best results in a multi-part tune repeats and jumps should occur at the same measure in each part.

Repeats and jumps: [ { ] F D

section1[section2]section3.......... At ], repeat section 2 and continue with section 3

section1]section2................... At ], repeat from start and continue with section 2

section1[section2{ending1]ending2... At ], repeat section 2 then at {, jump to ending 2 (First and second endings)

section1{ending1]ending2............ At ], repeat from start then at {, jump to ending 2 (First and second endings)

section1Fsection2D.................. At D, jump to beginning and stop at F (Da Capo al Fine)

section1[section2Fsection3D......... At D, jump to [ and stop at F (Da Segno al Fine)

sectionN, endingN are any string of notes.

Adding Lyrics To A sol2snd Tune

This section describes how to add lyrics to your tune on sol2snd

• Separate syllables using hyphen
  sol2snd will assign each syllable to a note
  

  Tune s,.>s,l,s,dt,-	Output s,.>s, l,     s,  d  t   - Hap-py birth- day to you
  Lyric Hap-py birth-day to you

• Extend a syllable using space
  Besides regular single spacing between words, any extra space is counted as a note over which to extend the preceding syllable
  

  Tune s,smdt,lfmdrd-	Output s,  s   m   d   t,  l f   m   d   r   d   - How old are you now   How old are you now
  Lyric How old are you now  How old are you now

• Join syllables using elision ^
  If multiple syllables that should normally be spaced share a note, put an accent between them. They will appear spaced in the formatted output.
  

  Tune s,s,dds,f,s,s,	Output s,   s, d    d    s,  f,  s,   s, This ma-ny a year Tim has been gone
  Lyric This ma-ny^a year Tim has been gone

• Place a repeated section on a new line
  Lyrics are typically one continuous line matching the order of the notes. Lyrics on a new line are treated as the alternate lyrics of a repeated section.
  

  Tune [mrd-d-msr-r-msl-s-mrd---]

  Lyric Come thou fount of ev-ery bless-ing Tune my heart to sing thy grace Teach me ev-er Streams of mer-cy nev-er ceas-ing call for songs of loud-est praise

  Output |:m     r    d     - d  - m    s   r      - r   - m    s   l     - s Come    thou fount   of   ev-  ery bless-   ing   Tune my  heart   to Streams of   mer-    cy   nev- er  ceas-    ing   call for songs   of

• Separate lyrics for different parts with a blank line
  This is useful for showing special phrases that belong to one part only.
  

  Tune Sd--d--d-rm--m-rm-fs----- A************d--d--d-rm--

  Lyric Row row row your boat gent-ly down the stream Row row row your boat

  Output Sd  - - d   - - d   - r    m    - - m    - r  m    - f   s      - -    - - - A*  * * *   * * *   * *    *    * * d    - -  d    - -   d      - r    m - - Row     row     row   your boat     gent-  ly down   the stream                                     Row       row        row      your boat

Adding Credits To A sol2snd Tune

This section describes how credits are added to your tune by sol2snd

You may list any source information in the credits area. sol2snd arranges them two-per line, right-to-left after the title. They are typically interpreted as:

[1 music by]
[2 words by]            
[3 any other]
[4 etc]

Importing a tune into sol2snd

To convert other score formats into sol-fa notation use the Import button and select a score file. sol2snd will attempt to transcribe from MIDI sequence, ABC notation or MusicXML formats into sol-fa notation. See the list of file types used by sol2snd.

More writing tips

See the features and tips page for more tips writing a tune using sol2snd.

See also

For tips on how to manually convert staff notation to sol-fa see:

Transcribing from notation to tonic solfa

Transcribing from notation to tonic sol-fa.

Sol-fa equivalents to staff notation

Sol-fa equivalents to staff notation