Major Pentatonic Melodies (Range Shifting)

Melodies GameHear a melody in one octave, play it back
Major PentatonicFive notes, no semitones — the go-to major melodic scale

Hear & play major pentatonic melodies in an octave in time, while the range shifts.

Why

  • Stretch the major pentatonic across your full range, an octave at a time — the spatial fluency full-range soloing leans on.

How it plays

Range ShiftingSingle OctaveTimed

Where it leads

More
Major Scale Melodies (Range Shifting)→ Ionian (Major)Major Scale Melodies (Range Shifting)→ Ionian (Major)Lydian Melodies (Range Shifting)→ LydianMixolydian Melodies (Range Shifting)→ Mixolydian
Color
Minor Pentatonic Melodies (Range Shifting)→ Minor Pentatonic
Harder
Major Pentatonic Anchored→ full-range melody game
Singing
Hear · Sing · Pick→ sungSee · Sing→ sung

Part of

Pentatonic Melody step 5 of 10