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August 01, 2016

The Pentatonic Scale

August 01, 2016/ charlie pennel
The Pentatonic Scale

We know from the fossil evidence that bone flutes from the neolithic era, when replicated, can play the pentatonic scale, a scale used around the world today.  Why might this be so?

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Charlie Pennel

Charlie Pennel is a piano teacher in Jamaica Plain, MA. Charlie teaches in his studio and offers in-home piano lessons in JP, Brookline, Cambridge, Boston and nearby communities.  Charlie's current project, Improvilirium!  The Beginning Pianist's Guide to the Joyful Art of Improvisation is a unique resource for beginning pianists of all ages.  Distilling insights and strategies from master improvisers and featuring over 300 original songs, etudes, and exercises. Imrpovilirium! teaches students to trust their ears "think" with their hands. and play from the heart.

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