I've used pentatonic scales but not in my own music. I used them when teaching children to create simple melodies in their 1st few steps as musicians. It wasn't for long either...soon the extra notes were reinstated on the gloks & other tuned percussion so that the kids had to navigate the 12 tones, (as artificial in their own way),to create something that worked for their ears 1st.


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rayc
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