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Curated OER

Exploring Pentatonic Scales

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
What better way to teach pentatonic scales than to have them playing while you define them? This slide-show includes simple yet correct descriptions of five note scales in C, G, and F major as well as examples for learners to hear. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Compositional Techniques: Are There Similarities Between

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize how chromatic scales create tension and pentatonic scales create relaxation as compositional techniques used to create tonality. Also, students aurally recognize the use of mixed or alternating meter as a means of...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Scales That Aren't Major or Minor

For Students 9th - 10th
As the title suggests, this site defines and gives examples of various other types of scales including chromatic, whole tone, blues scales and more.