What do you mean by pentatonic scale?

The pentatonic scale is an ancient melody of the Han nationality. That is to say, according to the order of five degrees, from the palace yin to the lingering sound, in turn, it is: the palace injury is more than the rest.

According to the three-point gain and loss method, the pitch of the pronunciation body (pipe or string) is defined as Gong Yin, which is divided into three parts, and after adding one third, the next four tones of Gong Yin are obtained: Zheng. Then remove a third, and you get the fifth note above the symbol: quotient. This alternating operation produces five kinds of sounds: gong, Zheng, Shang, Yu and Jiao.

The value of five tones

The interval relationship between them is sophomore except for horns and horns, feathers and houses with an octave height. The pentatonic scale has always played an important role in the development of China's music. Although there are six or seven tones in some areas, pentatonic scale has been dominant in the vast areas, or six or seven tones are used to enrich and set off five tones.

Taking any one of the five tones as the main tone can form the mode of the tone. Such as Gongdiao and Upregulation, thus forming a traditional pentatonic tone system. Beijing opera actors accurately master the five voices, combined with the use of four tones, and pronounce and enunciate accurately, which can be clearly conveyed to audiences far and near.

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