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to another episode of TwoSet Violin.

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Today...

We're gonna go serious,

and teach you the hidden art

of music hand sign languages.

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Today, we are going to learn

how to do solfège.

- With the hand signs. - Yes.

So for those of you that don't know,

solfège is a way to help...

- ...get people started with music. - Mhmm.

The thing is, there's also hand signals for it.

And so we're gonna go through them.

Recap it, I think I learnt it a long time ago.

Let's recap it, learn it together,

so you guys know your

- do-re-mi solfège hand signals. - Yes.

Wow!

Preschool Prodigies!

wOW!

Dude, we're in. This is our school.

Dude, they look like...

Brett: Xue Hua Piao Piao face head.

It's been a long day.

Ding ding!

Oh, it changes.

Ooh! We can do dynamics.

More dynamics than a brass player!

Just kidding. Just kidding. Just kidding.

- Everyone's like, "You guys are roasting everyone." - I know.

I said, "No we're not!"

I mean, maybe we are.

Anyway, we're doing everything we can

- to procrastinate for learning this. - I know, I don't really wanna start.

Hey everyone, and welcome to

- a very special episode of Preschool Prodigies. - Hi!

Today, we're not playing any songs,

but we are gonna be talking about something

very important: the solfège hand signs,

which are technically called the Curwen hand signs.

Ohhhh!

- Curwen hand signs! - Curwen!

Whoa!!

WHOAA!!

I didn't know that.

So the Curwen hand signs start out down here,

with two little fists kinda by your waist.

And we like to sing...

You try it.

(all) ♪ Do ♪

Video: Again!

(all) ♪ Do ♪

Did he just—?!

- Did he just do a whoa? - Yeah.

(both) ♪ Do ♪

Then we go from that strong do to a rising tone.

You sing.

- Dude, he looks like... - Yeah!

Looks like, um... You know Dragon Ball Z, that dude?

Tri... Tri-blast?

Yeah!

RE!!

♪ A re ♪

Oh, oh!

(both) ♪ A re ♪

We should take this seriously.

- Education, very serious. - Yeah.

Nice job! Then we get flat hands for...

Why is he making that face?

(both) ♪ Mi ♪

- You gotta do it. It's part of it. - Oh, yeah.

Sing it with the sign.

Dude, dude, dude. You know what's funny?

- His mouth is like... Yeah! - His mouth!

Eddy: His mouth's like, mi~

And his eyebrows.

- ♪ Mi ♪ - Mi mi mi...

Flat hands are nice, 'cause it shows us that

mi is a sort of a restful tone, or a peaceful tone.

- Is it? - I have no idea.

Cool.

Then we do a thumbs down for the inspiring tone...

Why is it inspiring?

Yeah, why is fa inspiring?

Why is he stereotyping notes?

- Geez, dude. - Yeah, keep them all equal!

- Yeah! Like, each note... - I don't want a kid being like,

"I only play fa."

"Cuz it's inspiring."

You sing.

(all) ♪ Fa ♪

Video: Yeah!

(all) ♪ Fa ♪

♪ Thumbs down, for... ♪

Thumbs up for...

You sing.

Yeah!

"Yeah!"

(all) ♪ Sol ♪

Sol is the grand tone, or the bright tone.

Then we go from sol up to...

♪ La ♪

♪ La ♪

He looks traumatized.

♪ La ♪

- Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la. This is the weirdest one. - ♪ La ♪

- Yeah, this is weird. - I mean, hey.

I mean, it's a little bit more comfortable than this.

- It's a bit annoying. - Yeah.

La is kind of the sad or the weeping tone.

Excuse me, that's the note we tune.

- It's our open A string! I know! - Yeah, it's like, leave our open A string alone.

From la we keep on going up like this, to...

It's like the...

TikTok.

- Nah, I think you're mixing trends, bro. - Oh, really?

- I think this is the... - I'm getting old.

Oh, yeah!

Again!

(all) ♪ Ti ♪

Ti is sort of the piercing tone,

and ti is kind of a rising tone also,

'cause it really wants to go up to the higher...

Let's try.

(all) ♪ Do, ti, do, ti, do... ♪

Dude, that's a TikTok trend as well.

Oh yeah!

(both) ♪ Do ♪

- ♪ A do ♪ - ♪ Do ♪

So we started out with do, and we ended with do.

And that's because the musical notes always

repeat in a pattern.

We start with do, we end with do.

We can sing some higher notes -

What about the accidentals?

Actually, when you learnt it,

did you learn moveable or fixed?

- Fixed. - So if it's...

If we're doing a D major thing,

how would we do F sharp?

Oh, that's so confusing.

- I hate the moveable do. - Fi... Yeah.

- But I hate moveable do too. - Yeah.

Brett: Comments are turned off!

- People disagree. - Yeah, probably.

Well, let's see. Solfège...

...hand signs for accidentals.

- Oh, ra. Do, di. - Depends if it's a D flat or...

- C sharp. - ♪ Do ♪

Oh.

- Eddy: Is that it? - Brett: Dude, that's so...

- Eddy: I think it's just more angled. - Brett: Is that D sharp?

Yeah.

What the heck?

Oh right, cuz you open it.

♪ Fa ♪

I thought his fa was open. Anyway.

- Alright. I'm gonna need this... - Oh nah.

...cheat sheet.

Alright! Now we're going to practice our...

...basic solfège.

Let's just play some beginner stuff.

That doesn't look beginner for solfège.

I guess since I have my violin on me,

- you can try first. - Okay.

This is re, right?

- ****. - No, that's ti.

♪ Re sol la ti do re ♪

♪ Sol, s... ♪

Oh, sol.

- ♪ Sol ♪ - Yeah yeah yeah. Yeah.

♪ Mi do re mi fa ♪

- ♪ Fi. Fi fi ♪ - Oh! ♪ Fi fi ♪

♪ Sol ♪

Oh!

- F sharp! - ♪ Fi, fi ♪

S... Oh, s...

Dude, that's hard.

Should I try a different piece?

- Yeah, try a different piece. - Yeah, let's try a different one.

I'm gonna do Xue Hua Piao Piao.

- Yeah, just do that! - Do you know it?

- Do you know the... - How does the melody go?

Ding -

I can't believe we learned this.

How fast can you do it?

- Do re mi fa. - Do...

- I've already for— Alright. Do, re, mi. - Do. Re.

But oh, with one hand!

(both) ♪ Do, re, mi ♪

Fa, sol, la...

- Fa, sol, la... - Ti, do.

Ti, do.

We can make a dance out of it!

♪ Do, re, mi, fa, sol... la, ti, do ♪

♪ Ti ♪

♪ Ti, do ♪

♪ Ti do, ti do ♪

Just like TT.

Just like...

Just like TT...

♪ Just like TT ♪

- Just~ G. - What's the note?

(both) ♪ G ♪

- ♪ A. Ti, ti ♪ - Oh. ♪ G, A, ti ♪

♪ G, A, ti, ti ♪

- Oh, wow. The possibilities are endless! - Oh my god.

Wow, guys. This is a new choreograph. The do...

Oh! Do, re—

- Doe, a deer, a female deer. - Yeah.

- Everyone knows that, right? - Yeah.

(both) ♪ Doe, a deer, a female ♪

♪ Fe... ♪

- Oh, ****. - Fi, fi's down.

- Mi, mi. Female. Yeah, yeah . - Oh. Mi. Oh yeah, fe, oh f...!

- Oh, you're saying "fe," but it's mi. - You're saying "fe," yeah.

Oh, that's annoying!

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