Makaton - DO-RE-MI - Singing Hands

Here is one of our favourite songs of all time to sign in #Makaton. It's Do-Re-Mi from the Sound of Music. Enjoy!

Lyrics and Sign Transcription:
Let's start at the very beginning (START)
A very good place to start (GOOD / START)
When you read you begin with A-B-C (READ / START / A B C)
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi (SING / BEGIN / MUSIC)
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
The first three notes just happen to be (FIRST / THREE / MUSIC)
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti

Doe, a deer, a female deer (DEER / LADY / DEER)
Ray, a drop of golden sun (GOLD / SUN)
Me, a name I call myself (ME / NAME / MYSELF)
Far, a long, long way to run (FAR / RUN)
Sew, a needle pulling thread (SEW)
La, a note to follow Sew (MUSIC)
Tea, a drink with jam and bread (TEA / JAM / BREAD)
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh) (COME)
Doe, a deer, a female deer (DEER / LADY / DEER)
Ray, a drop of golden sun (GOLD / SUN)
Me, a name I call myself (ME / NAME / MYSELF)
Far, a long, long way to run (FAR / RUN)
Sew, a needle pulling thread (SEW)
La, a note to follow Sew (MUSIC)
Tea, a drink with jam and bread (TEA / JAM / BREAD)
That will bring us back to (COME)

Doe, a deer, a female deer (DEER / LADY / DEER)
Ray, a drop of golden sun (GOLD / SUN)
Me, a name I call myself (ME / NAME / MYSELF)
Far, a long, long way to run (FAR / RUN)
Sew, a needle pulling thread (SEW)
La, a note to follow Sew (MUSIC)
Tea, a drink with jam and bread (TEA / JAM / BREAD)
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh) (COME)
When you know the notes to sing (YOU / KNOW / MUSIC / SING)
You can sing most anything (CAN / SING / ANYTHING)

When you know the notes to sing (YOU / KNOW / MUSIC / SING)
You can sing most anything (CAN / SING / ANYTHING)
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
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti
Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

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 So Do
Re La Fa
Mi Mi Do
Fa Re
So So Do
La La Fa
Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do oh oh Ti Do So Do

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[daniellenewman]

This is my favourite song from The Sound of Music, thanks for doing this song with Makaton signing 😊

[londonprinters]

I can’t believe that you sang a song from the sound of music my favourite movie thanks a billion singing hands ❤😊

[SuzyGalbraith-nk]

Absolutely fabulous ~ thank you for sharing ❤🌻🎵🎶

[Doll_lover-]

I love the doe a deer 🦌 😌 from charlize x😊

[RachelHolt-Sense-A-Reaction]

I love this 😊 I actually have some of those hand puppets too! 👏👏👏

[Drops_JJAMP]

Hi it is Ellis Whelband hi Suzanne and Tracy I have seen you lot a lot of times with my brother kyran and sister and dad and mam

[singsongsign]

Melodysigns used Solfege when she did this song.
Come to think of it, she used Solfege in Scales And Arpeggios. I get the two videos mixed up sometimes!

[Laura.singsandsigns]

Very happy girlie over here😁 One of my favourites to sign now. Where abouts did you film this. Looks beautiful 😍