Here I show a simple mathematical description for the most common genera of pentatonic scales – the modes of the major pentatonic scale – and related the model to the harmonic series. Specifically, I describe the major pentatonic scale using a single frequency ratio of 3/2, the interval relationship found between the 2nd and 3rd partials of the harmonic series. In western terms, the 3/2 frequency ratio is called a ‘Perfect 5th’.
VIDEO LESSON 04 – WESTERN STAFF NOTATION (Architectures of Music)
An introduction to the western staff system of musical notation. It explains: the staff, treble and bass clefs (G and F clefs), note names, ledger lines, the grand staff, and how the staff maps to the equal tempered keyboard (the standard tuning for most western instruments)
VIDEO LESSON 03 – NOISE (Architectures of Music)
The acoustical properties of noise (eg. static, rain, waves, snare drums) are shown using E.Q.
Paul Ruston 