Pentatonic Pairs

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Dorian Minor Scale

Unit 1 lesson 4 Concert Instruments
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&4 4 bw

F Dorian Minor Scale

bw

bw

bw

w w bbw w

F -7

E Flat Major scale

E Flat Dorian Minor Scale

11

& bw

D Flat Major Scale

bw

bw

bw bw

bw

bw

w w bbb bw w

b -7

D Dorian Minor Scale

21

&

D -7

w w w w

C major Scale
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D Dorian Minor Pairs and Blues Pentatonic Scale

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4 &4

Extended D Dorian Minor Scale

&

Pairs in the D Dorian Minor Scale

Pairs plus 3rd in the D Dorian Minor Scale

&

+3rd

+3rd

+3rd

D Dorian Minor Pentatonic Blues Scale

11

&

b3

b7

b3

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Unit 1 Lesson 4, 1A Dorian Scales

Concert Instruments

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&4 4 & &

F min

b b

b b b

Track 10

b
E

13

& b &
D min

b min

b b b b

b b

b b w b b b

b b

17

21

&

b b b bw w ..

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Unit 1 Lesson 4, 1B Pentatonic Pairs in Dorian

Concert Instruments

&4 4
5

F min

&

& b

b min

b b

b b b

b b

b b w

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b b b b b b b b

b b b

13

& b b b
D min

b b b b

n b b b b

bw w

17

&

21

&

..

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Special Dorian Minor Vocabulary

Based on F Dorian Scale Concert Instruments
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Track 10

&4 4

b b

Dorian Minor Pattern with 4ths and 3rds

b b

b 3 b b b b & 4 b b b b 4
Triads formed on scale tones.

11

b b b &

Random triads on scale tones

b b

15

b &

More random triads on scale tones

b b b

b
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Unit 1 Lesson 4 Simplicitude

Concert Instruments

(Impressions)

. k 5 b E min > b b & 9 b E min b > b & &

13

bb

D min

b 4 .. &b 4 k .
D min

b> b>

k .

. . k . > > . . . . . . > . > .

n>

n>

> . - w b J J - . > b J J - > - > w w w

- >

> w

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w ..

17

b &b . k 21
D min

b &b

D min

k .

k .

k .

n> n>

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Unit 1 Lesson 4 - Rhythm Drill

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&4 4 .. J . &

Track 9/All Tracks

J . J k . k k >

.. J . .. J .

.. J J J J . . k . k k . > .. . J . >

& &

J . k >

.. J . . k .. . k

10

.. k . k . k .

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These are compound rhythm patterns. Willie Thomas 2008 The Syncopation moves the groove.

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