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Improvising Music Using the
Pentatonic Scale
Improvisation

 “In the moment” musical composition

 No music in front of you

 Common practice in Jazz




 Michel Camilo
What is a scale?

 A sequence of musical notes

 Ascending and Descending order

 Different scales have different number of notes




 Musicians use scales to create their improvisations
The Pentatonic Scale

 Five different notes in the scale…duh. PENTA-tonic.

 Heard frequently in music of Asian cultures.

 Chinese Bamboo Flute
The Pentatonic Scale
is SUPER easy to play
 You can all play a pentatonic scale on the piano

 Just play the black keys…not the white ones

 Take some time to practice playing just the black keys.
  These are all notes in a pentatonic scale.
Improvising

 Improvising using the pentatonic scale is easy

 You can play the notes in any order

 You can play more than one note at the same time if you
  want to
Improvising Assignment
 Open GarageBand

 Import the audio clip (Pentatonic.mp3)

 Insert a new track

 Choose any instrument you think sounds good

 Practice improvising over the audio and then record your
  improvisation

 Remember to adjust the gain of your individual tracks so
  your melody can easily be heard

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Pentatonic improvisation

  • 1. Improvising Music Using the Pentatonic Scale
  • 2. Improvisation  “In the moment” musical composition  No music in front of you  Common practice in Jazz  Michel Camilo
  • 3. What is a scale?  A sequence of musical notes  Ascending and Descending order  Different scales have different number of notes  Musicians use scales to create their improvisations
  • 4. The Pentatonic Scale  Five different notes in the scale…duh. PENTA-tonic.  Heard frequently in music of Asian cultures.  Chinese Bamboo Flute
  • 5. The Pentatonic Scale is SUPER easy to play  You can all play a pentatonic scale on the piano  Just play the black keys…not the white ones  Take some time to practice playing just the black keys. These are all notes in a pentatonic scale.
  • 6. Improvising  Improvising using the pentatonic scale is easy  You can play the notes in any order  You can play more than one note at the same time if you want to
  • 7. Improvising Assignment  Open GarageBand  Import the audio clip (Pentatonic.mp3)  Insert a new track  Choose any instrument you think sounds good  Practice improvising over the audio and then record your improvisation  Remember to adjust the gain of your individual tracks so your melody can easily be heard