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Lesson 3

Musical

Example

(African)

Lesson 3

Secret Score

(African)

Lesson 3

Score/

Music

(African)

Pentatonic Scale - African Music

African music frequently uses the pentatonic scale. Listen to how the scale might be used in an African setting:

While this example evokes a more wooden quality than the oriental setting, the pentatonic sound is still very evident. Listen again to the pentatonic melody, played by the marimba:

As you've just heard, every note of the marimba melody comes from the C pentatonic scale: