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The pentatnic scale is the oldest scale used by humans. It has appeared in Folk Music from around the world in songs that are hundreds, sometimes thousands of years old. It is thought that ancient Greek and Roman music used the pentatonic scale. It was not "invented" by one person.
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What is diatonic scale and pentatonic?
a scale that is diatonic and pentatonic
How many notes made up the pentatonic scale?
A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave.
What the difference between an whole tone scale and a pentatonic scale?
One difference between a whole tone scale and a pentatonic scale is that a whole tone scale has 6 notes per octave while a pentatonic scale has 5 notes per octave. Another major difference is that a whole tone scale has all adjacent notes a whole step apart, while a pentatonic scale does not consist entirely of whole steps, and since a pentatonic scale is only defined as a scale with 5 notes per octave, there are many pentatonic scales that are possible.
How is the pentatonic scale formed?
The pentatonic scale is formed by the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 degrees from a major scale. For example, a C pentatonic has the notes C, D, E, G and A.
How many notes are in A minor pentatonic scale?
Any pentatonic scale contains 5 notes. "Penta" is a prefix meaning 5.
What is an anhemitonic pentatonic scale?
An anhemitonic pentatonic scale is a pentatonic scale which contains no semitonal steps.
What is diatonic scale and pentatonic?
a scale that is diatonic and pentatonic
Does the pentatonic scale have 7 pitches per octave in its musical scale?
Yes, it does! No, a pentatonic scale has five notes.
How many notes made up the pentatonic scale?
A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave.
What the difference between an whole tone scale and a pentatonic scale?
One difference between a whole tone scale and a pentatonic scale is that a whole tone scale has 6 notes per octave while a pentatonic scale has 5 notes per octave. Another major difference is that a whole tone scale has all adjacent notes a whole step apart, while a pentatonic scale does not consist entirely of whole steps, and since a pentatonic scale is only defined as a scale with 5 notes per octave, there are many pentatonic scales that are possible.
How is the pentatonic scale formed?
The pentatonic scale is formed by the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 degrees from a major scale. For example, a C pentatonic has the notes C, D, E, G and A.
What is the scale used in japanese music?
The Pentatonic scale which has been adopted by many western musicians was invented in China, which potentially sounds very Japanese
The oldest playable instruments discovered in china were tuned to the?
Pentatonic scale
How old is the Chinese pentatonic scale?
The Chinese pentatonic scale I believe is roughly three or four thousand years old.
What is a pentatonical scale?
A Pentatonic scale is a scale with five beatsCretth 2010
What scale has 5 notes and is used in scottish music?
The pentatonic scale, which is also used in Asian music, the black keys on a piano form a pentatonic scale.
How many notes are in A minor pentatonic scale?
Any pentatonic scale contains 5 notes. "Penta" is a prefix meaning 5.
