Question

This sound may have been named after a Florentine humanist who modified a system developed by Guido of Arezzo from the hymn “Ut queant laxis” (“oot QUEE-awnt LAK-sees”). A system developed in Norwich inspired John Curwen to describe this sound as “firm.” In the Kodály (“koh-DIE”) method, this sound is represented by a closed fist. In contrast to movable systems, (10[1])fixed systems named for this sound (10[1])set it to the tonic of a C major scale. (10[2])This sound is the first title (10[1])word of a song from The Sound of Music, (10[1])in which Maria follows (10[2])a homophone of this sound with the lyric “a deer, a female deer.” For 10 points, name this first syllable in the solfège (“SOLE-fezh”) system, where it precedes re (“ray”) and mi ■END■

ANSWER: do (“doh”) [accept movable do or fixed do; prompt on C until “C major” is read by asking “What sound is used to represent the note C?”]
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= Average correct buzz position

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew Harms (DII)Michigan State A Michigan State B 5510
Mark Lee (DII)Michigan B (UG)Michigan A (UG) 6110
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU A (UG) West Virginia A (UG) 7110
Jackson Gangle (DII)Miami B (UG) Ohio State B (DII) 7110
Carter Pisocky (DII)Michigan D (UG)West Virginia B (UG) 7710
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan C 8610
Lucas Gagen (DII)Miami A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 9010
Katia Gercheva (DII)CWRU C (UG)Ohio State A (UG) 9010

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%84.11
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%75.13
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%79.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%0%84.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%82.33
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%80.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%0%70.11
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%74.56