Comments on: THEATRE: THE SOUND OF MUSIC https://itsnotaboutme.tv/news/theatre-the-sound-of-music/ (But it really is!) Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Karen Salkin https://itsnotaboutme.tv/news/theatre-the-sound-of-music/#comment-2946 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:22:11 +0000 http://itsnotaboutme.tv/news/?p=20165#comment-2946 Thank you for that info, Tom! I had no idea, obviously. I love learning about things like this! I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me, (and my other readers!)

Karen

]]> By: Tom Farrell https://itsnotaboutme.tv/news/theatre-the-sound-of-music/#comment-2943 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:09:53 +0000 http://itsnotaboutme.tv/news/?p=20165#comment-2943 Karen, just FYI – the hand movements that they used during “Do Re Mi” are the actual hand movements that are used by music teachers. It’s called the Solfège system, and the hand signals were developed by John Curwen around 1840, primarily to help young students retain the pitch names…just as Maria is doing with the Von Trapp children in that scene. Trust me, the choreographer did his homework. :)

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