The Geography of Musical Scales.
The Geography of Musical Scales.
Finding peace in pentatonic places.
It’s thought that pentatonic scales are the most ancient of all the musical scales. Regardless of whether that’s true or not, it’s worth paying attention to these five-note scales because of their unique consonance. You see, they contain two fewer notes than the scales we’re used to hearing, so they have a spaciousness that no other scales have. It’s that characteristic which makes pentatonic scales sound so peaceful.
Those two extra notes we use in seven-note scales create semitone intervals, which cause tension. But it’s…
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