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To: DMaA who wrote (70446)9/28/2009 9:21:40 AM
From: Murrey Walker  Respond to of 71178
 
Wouldn't they have had just as much fun with any other scale?

And if they were required to vocalize sharps and flats? (g)



To: DMaA who wrote (70446)9/28/2009 11:54:16 AM
From: Rambi  Respond to of 71178
 
I think what happened is that he set up the pentatonic which is very familiar to Western ears, and the audience figured out the pattern quickly. It's often used in children's songs and some hymns, and the limited number of tones makes it more predictable. More complex scales with half steps wouldn't work easily.
The visual aspect made me think of the Kodaly hand signs used in teaching music.


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