Solfeggio - John Dunn, Consultant, Ambertec, P.E., P.C.

Please consider the following from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary at

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solfeggio :

Definition of SOLFEGGIO:    SOLFÈGE

Origin of SOLFEGGIO   Italian, from sol-fa   First Known Use: 1774

sol•fège    noun \säl-ˈfezh\

1: the application of the sol-fa syllables to a musical scale or to a melody

2: a singing exercise especially using sol-fa syllables; also : practice in sight-reading vocal music using the sol-fa syllables

In other words, when you sing a scale as in do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do, you are practicing solfeggio.

With this in mind, please see the link below to see what the great comic genius Ernie Kovacks went and did with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoLTFQsFswM

Comments

[Jack Lubowsky, PhD, PE]

Strategy in the Workplace

John Dunn’s story about the boss who insisted on reducing the number of screws used to enclose a project which then resulted in its failure, reminded me of an early career experience of mine in getting your way indirectly.

There I was sitting at my bench minding my own business when I heard my colleague engineer, finishing up his project, tell his tech, “Ok Fred, just tilt the company logo plate. I’ll go and call Roger (the boss).”

I thought this was odd, until the tech came back with Roger, who looked carefully over the 6-foot relay rack system and finally said, “OK, just straighten out the logo plate, otherwise everything is good.” I think I actually spit out my coffee.

That was my esteemed colleague, Ernie’s way of giving the boss something to find wrong so he could ship the project with the least hassle. The story is true, but I have changed the names…one never knows.