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\nWe begin with a reminder of what is a pentatonic scale and how a pentatonic scale can be transposed. We go on to hear and look at a short melody written in C major pentatonic before comparing that with another melody written in A minor...\nWe begin with a reminder of what is a pentatonic scale and how a pentatonic scale can be transposed. We go on to hear and look at a short melody written in C major pentatonic before comparing that with another melody written in A minor pentatonic. We see and hear how the tonic of the two melodies differs and how that enables us to define the melody as major pentatonic or minor pentatonic. This music theory lesson will be useful to those playing in major pentatonic and minor pentatonic and will also help those who are writing in major and minor pentatonic.\n
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4:52
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9th - 12th
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2025
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music theory, piano, singing
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