Music

Pentatonic
worksheet

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Pentatonic worksheet

1. Rewrite the following Major scales as pentatonic scales.

G Major

A Major

D Major

2. What are the pitch names for an F pentatonic scale?

3. What are the pitch names for a C pentatonic scale?
4. Notate a one octave C pentatonic scale ascending and descending as semibreves,
on the staff below.

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5. I n the music below, circle the notes that DO NOT belong. Remember it is not the 4th and
7th note but the 4th and 7th scale degree. You will need to determine what pentatonic scale
each small piece is based on and what notes belong to that scale.
Tune 1

Tune 2

Tune 3

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