What is the primary difference between a pentatonic scale and a major scale?
Simple Soloing using the Pentatonic Scale - Music Performance

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Major scale is only played on black keys.
Pentatonic scale has 5 notes, major scale has 7 notes.
Pentatonic scale has 7 notes, major scale has 5 notes.
Pentatonic scale is only played on white keys.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can a keyboard player quickly access the pentatonic scale?
By playing all notes simultaneously.
By alternating between black and white notes.
By using only the black notes.
By using only the white notes.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a benefit of using the pentatonic scale for improvisation?
It requires complex chord progressions.
It allows for free movement between notes.
It limits creativity due to fewer notes.
It is only suitable for classical music.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What effect can adding chords to a pentatonic melody have?
It makes the music sound more disjointed.
It creates a more evocative and dreamy piece.
It restricts the improvisation possibilities.
It makes the music sound more classical.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one way to create a piece with an eastern flavor using the pentatonic scale?
By using only white notes.
By playing only in a minor key.
By combining two melodic lines with chords.
By using a whole tone scale.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can the pentatonic scale be transposed?
By using only the white notes.
By shifting all notes down a semitone.
By using only the black notes.
By shifting all notes up a whole tone.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is encouraged when using the pentatonic scale for music creation?
Strict adherence to classical forms.
Letting imagination fly and improvising freely.
Limiting improvisation to avoid mistakes.
Focusing only on technical accuracy.
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