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.
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Course Contents
Introduction to the Major Pentatonic Scale
What is the Major Pentatonic Scale?
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Listen to the Major Pentatonic Scale
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Let’s sing the scale up and down
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Ascending and descending melodies
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Sing with three notes
Exercise: do re mi
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This song’s chorus uses only do re mi!
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Sing the chorus of What Makes You Beautiful
Singalong
Sing with five notes
A Universal Scale?
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Exercise: mi so la
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Exercise: do re mi so la
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Sing a song: Amazing Grace
Get inspired with Il Divo - Amazing Grace
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Step 1: Sing Amazing Grace using Solfège
Singalong
Bruno Mars on the importance of practice
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Step 2: Sing Amazing Grace with lyrics
Singalong
Level up your solfège
Exercise: Level up your solfège singing
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Keeping consonants short while singing
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Vowels are important for singing!
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Exercise: Singing repeated notes
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Sing a song: Auld Lang Syne
Listen to a performance of Auld Lang Syne
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Step 1: Sing Auld Lang Syne using solfège
Singalong
Step 2: Sing Auld Lang Syne with lyrics
Singalong
Conclusion
Wrapping up: Sing the scale one last time
Singalong
You have completed the course!
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