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• The Pentatonic Scale: How Musical Forms Reveal the Power of Techniques

  This year, my colleague and I created a new unit of of study for Grade 6 students focused on a simple set of just five notes that functions as a kind of universal musical language! At first glance, I thought the pentatonic scale would not provide enough material for a full unit of study. As…

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  January 22, 2026

  Music Education

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