The Major Pentatonic Scale
The major pentatonic scale is a 5-note scale with a simple and beautiful sound. It is widely used around the world in folk, traditional and popular styles of music. The songs in this scale are a great place for beginners to start their singing journey. This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of this scale, and you will also learn to sing some songs.
Course contents
Introduction to the Major Pentatonic Scale
 | What is the Major Pentatonic Scale? | |
| Listen to the Major Pentatonic Scale | |
 | Let’s sing the scale up and down | |
| Ascending and descending melodies | |
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Sing with three notes
| Exercise: do re mi | |
| This song’s chorus uses only do re mi! | |
| Sing the chorus of What Makes You Beautiful | |
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Sing with five notes
| A Universal Scale? | |
| Exercise: mi so la | |
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| Exercise: do re mi so la |
Sing a song: Amazing Grace
| Get inspired with Il Divo - Amazing Grace | |
| Step 1: Sing Amazing Grace using Solfège | |
| Bruno Mars on the importance of practice | |
| Step 2: Sing Amazing Grace with lyrics | |
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Level up your solfège
| Exercise: Level up your solfège singing | |
| Keeping consonants short while singing | |
| Vowels are important for singing! | |
| Exercise: Singing repeated notes | |
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Sing a song: Auld Lang Syne
| Listen to a performance of Auld Lang Syne | |
| Step 1: Sing Auld Lang Syne using solfège | |
| Step 2: Sing Auld Lang Syne with lyrics | |
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Conclusion
| Wrapping up: Sing the scale one last time | |
| You have completed the course! |
