Let's start at the very beginning

A very good place to start

When you read you begin with - A - B - C

When you sing you begin with DO - RE - MI

DO - RE - MI , DO - RE - MI

The first three notes just happen to be DO - RE - MI

DO - RE - MI

DO - RE - MI - FA - SO - LA - TI...

(Oh let's see if I can make this easier)

DO - a deer, a female deer

RE - a drop of golden sun

MI - a name, I call myself

FA - a long long way to run

SO - a needle pulling thread

LA - a note to follow SO

TI - a drink with jam and bread

That will bring us back to do oh oh oh

Doe! - a deer, a female deer

Ray! - a drop of golden sun

Me! - a name I call myself

Far! - a long long way to run

So! - a needle pulling thread

La! - a note to follow SO

Tea - a drink with jam and bread

That would bring us back to do!

A deer, a female deer

RE, a drop of golden sun

MI, a name, I call myself

FA, a long long way to run

SO, a needle pulling thread

LA, a note to follow SO

TI, a drink with jam and bread

That would bring us back to do...

DO - RE - MI - FA - SO - LA - TI - DO! - SO - DO!



Maria: Now children , do re mi fa and so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your head you can a sing a million different tunes by mixing 'em up. Like this...ah...:



SO - DO - LA - FA - MI - DO - RE



Can you do that?



SO - DO - LA - FA - MI - DO - RE



SO - DO - LA - TI - DO - RE -DO



SO - DO - LA - TI - DO - RE - DO



Maria: Now put it all together...



SO - DO - LA - FA - MI - DO - RE

SO - DO - LA - TI - DO - RE - DO



Maria: Good!

Brigitta: But it doesn't mean anything.

Maria: So we put in words, One word for every note, like this:



When - you - know - the - notes - to - sing

You - can - sing - most - a-ny-thing



Maria: Together!



When you know the notes to sing

You can sing most anything!

(Biking scene)

DO....

A deer a female deer

RE...

A drop of golden sun

MI...

A name I call my self

FA...

A long long way to run

SO...

a needle pulling thread

LA...

A note to follow so...

TI...

A drink with jam and bread

That will bring us back to do

(Carriage Scene)

Gretl: DO

Martha: RE

Brigitta: MI

Kurt: FA

Louisa: SO

Friedrich: LA

Liesl: TI

Maria: DO, DO



TI - LA - SO - FA - MI - RE - DO



Gretl: DO

Brigitta: MI - MI, MI

Louisa: SO - SO

Martha: RE

Kurt: FA - FA

Friedrich: LA

Liesl: TI - TI



(DO - MI -MI, MI - SO - SO, RE - FA - FA, LA - TI - TI)



Maria: When you know the notes to sing

You can sing most...



All: anything!

(Fountain Scene)

DO - a deer a female deer

RE - a drop of golden sun

MI - a name I call myself

FA - a long long way to run

SO - a needle pulling thread

LA - a note to follow SO

TI - a drink with jam and bread...

That will bring...us...back...to...



Maria

DO...

RE...

MI...

FA...

SO...

LA...

TI......





TI - DO...oh...oh!!! SO - DO!

Children

SO - DO

LA - FA

MI - DO

RE...

SO - DO

LA - FA

Friedrich & Kurt: LA - SO

Friedrich, Kurt, Liesl & Louisa: SO - FA

All: MI - RE