Notation, deeply.
Comparisons, definitions, teaching guides, and practical content for choir directors, music teachers, and anyone composing in solfa or jianpu.
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Guide
Most notation software assumes staff notation. Most of the world doesn't.
Solfa and jianpu are read by more musicians than staff notation, and almost no software treats them as first-class. Here's what that costs.
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Guide
Solmisasi: writing Indonesian not angka in DomiSol
Not angka is jianpu with four differences — beams above the number, Do = C, struck accidentals and si. DomiSol now writes all four, free.
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Guide
Guzheng notation in jianpu: fingering, techniques, ornaments
How guzheng music is written in jianpu — the fingering characters 大食中名小, the six technique marks, and the four ornaments, with playable examples.
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Guide
An AI music assistant for choir directors
Meet DomiSol's in-editor AI assistant: ask in plain words and it harmonizes, transposes, composes, and arranges your choir's solfa or jianpu scores.
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Listicle
Best Free Tonic Solfa Editors of 2026: 4 Compared
We tested 4 free tonic solfa editors, DomiSol, Solfacity, sol2snd, MuseScore, ranked by solfa-native editing, playback, and sharing. Here's what won.
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Listicle
The best tools for writing jianpu in 2026
Honest comparison of 7 ways to write jianpu, purpose-built editors, MuseScore plugins, pen and paper. Pricing and weaknesses for each.
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Comparison
DomiSol vs Flat.io for Choirs (2026 Comparison)
DomiSol vs Flat.io for choir directors writing solfa or jianpu hymns, feature table, use-case scoring, and where each tool genuinely wins (or doesn't).
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Tutorial
How to teach tonic solfa using a digital editor
A 6-lesson guide for music teachers and choir directors teaching tonic solfa with a digital editor. Progressive exercises, common pitfalls, ready-to-use scores.
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Definition
What is tonic solfa notation?
Tonic solfa is a movable-do music notation using d r m f s l t. Read by African choirs, British schools, ear-training. Definition, history, how it works.
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