Improvisation Workshop — Pentatonic Scales

A theoretical and practical look at pentatonic (five-note) scales
and their role in jazz, paying particular attention to the many
ways they can be used to great effect in solos. Instructor lays out the theory behind them from the ground up, showing how they may be used in myriad harmonic contexts, and discusses exactly how it is that such a simple harmonic tool (they are the basis of some of the simplest folk melodies around the world) can be used so powerfully in modern music to create so many colors… Show more and degrees of tension and dissonance.
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of chords and seven-note scales; familiarity with advanced harmony is desirable.

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