'DO-RE-MI': How we got the 'Do' in Do-Re-Mi

Tom Allen explains why we sing Do-Re-Mi and not Ut-Re-Mi, as we did for 700 years before someone finally said “UT, that’s not that fun sing”. In a take-off of the Sound of Music, Tom tells the story along with a Julie Andrews look-alike, a mobile accordionist, a girls’ choir, and a lot of bicycles.
Credits:
Host/Writer: Tom Allen
Accordionist: Joe Macerollo
Singers:
Patricia O'Callaghan (Soprano)
Arly Abramson
Jen Brodie
Lily Daniels
Juliet Histed
Daniella Gallay
Giulia Gubert
Bella Krys
Angel Ng
Isabelle Regent
Mackenzie Rothney
Jojo Ruta
Sam Sears
Producer: Jeff Reilly
Writer: Tom Allen
Director/DP: David F. Mewa
Key Grip: Mike Carry
Sound Recordist/ Engineer: Ron Skinner
Assistant Sound Recordist: Ian Theriault
Editor: David F. Mewa
Graphic animations: Heather Collett
Behind The Scenes: Asmi Chandola
Production Assistant: Devon Pennick-Reilly
**Special thanks to Deb Piotrowski, Vera Justina and Marianne Chilco
Filmed on location at Bishop Strachan School, Toronto ON
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Lyrics:
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
[Maria:]
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
[spoken]
Let's see if I can make it easy
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
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)

[@emilygclarinet]

In all my years of studying music, this was something that was never explained. Great video!

[@cacauceluque]

Great video! Thx

[@sushmanittala]

a brilliant sharing of knowledge through entertainment! loved it! thank you!

[@JPKloess]

Thanks so much for doing another one of these! They're a lot of fun.

[@cbcmusic]

JP Kloess Thanks JP. We're (slowly) working on some more. Stay tuned :)

[@Rafaelinaalejo1234]

WOW

[@derik2nicolai584]

So so lovely

[@sylviemaclean1331]

Great video! Tom Allen...you are great on video too!!

[@alongtheway1472]

She can sing!

[@palestrinachoirschool2314]

There are manufacturers in this video.

[@meghannachtiean3830]

Omfg I never new

[@sarahcorrigan3601]

" Do - Re - Mi ': How We Got The Do Re Mi " Do Re Mi

[@tamsynspackman7090]

I thought it was Do for Dominus

[@radioflyer68911]

Sounds like propaganda. :)