Japanese Pentatonic Scales Akebono Hirajoshi Insen Iwato Kumoichoshi

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Various Japanese scales played by piano, then flute on MuseScore. Scales include Akebono, Hirajoshi, Insen, Iwato, and Kumoi-choshi. Most of the scales are pentatonic, and they are often used as exotic scales in contemporary music. • Edit: Sorry about the delay. I was trying to fix the scales, and I noticed a major issue with them is that some of them don't have a defined tonic, so the way they are written, in both regular and extended forms is somewhat confusing. Additionally, some of the sources I used cited different tonics, which means that the ones in the video aren't quite set in stone. Anyway, I said I'd get around to posting a pdf of this. One year later, here it is: • Link to sheet music: http://bit.ly/JapaneseScales • I would recommend downloading it and then opening it or viewing it in Chrome. Other browsers have some issues with Dropbox's viewer. • Video of many more Japanese scales: • Japanese Scales Part 2 • I made a video of Korean scales. Link here: • Korean Scales (KyeMyonJo, Ujo/P'yongj...

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