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\nHow to build a whole tone scale and exploring some of its uses. Most musicians are familiar with major and minor scales but what about other scales? The whole tone scale was much used by Debussy and other composers, and it generates a...\nHow to build a whole tone scale and exploring some of its uses. Most musicians are familiar with major and minor scales but what about other scales? The whole tone scale was much used by Debussy and other composers, and it generates a particularly evocative effect. This music theory lesson will be of interest to those needing to learn to play whole tone scales, those wanting to understand music based on whole tone scales, and to composers looking for a different scale base to work in. \n
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6:07
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9th - 12th
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2017
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English
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scale, chords, tone, music theory, sound, piano, music composition
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kind, tones, piece, harmonic, minor key, combination, atmospheric, tone scale, major, semitones, mixture, minor, lcm, start, whole tone scale, trinity, scales, today, atone, kinds, harmonic minor, notes, major scale, explore, semitone, abrsm, play, minor scale, note
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