Why is the pentatonic scale so prevalent in vocal music?

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Prantika Paul

From the perspective of Western tonal music, pentatonic scales are the result of removing tendency tones - the notes most prone to dissonant clashes - from major or minor scales.
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Pentatonic scale so prevalent in vocal music because Pentatonic scales have been around for centuries and are the melodic foundation for many musical genres and cultures. From the perspective of Western tonal music, pentatonic scales are the result of removing tendency tones - the notes most prone...
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Pentatonic scale so prevalent in vocal music because Pentatonic scales have been around for centuries and are the melodic foundation for many musical genres and cultures. From the perspective of Western tonal music, pentatonic scales are the result of removing tendency tones - the notes most prone to dissonant clashes - from major or minor scales. read less
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