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Name: A Pentatonic Scale Activity
ID: m11873
Language: English (en)
Summary: Lesson plan for an activity for elementary and middle school students that introduces a pentatonic scale often used in the music of east Asia.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: Asia, China, ethnomusicology, folk music, Japan, Korea, music, national music standard 6, national music standard 9, national social studies standard 1, pentatonic, scale
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 1.9 (history)
First publication date: Mar 5, 2004 1:30 pm -0600
Last revision to module: Oct 1, 2011 8:30 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.10 Jan 18, 2013 1:18 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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updated links
Version: 1.9 Oct 1, 2011 8:30 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones Currently viewing this version.
Changes: 
link to blog
Version: 1.8 Mar 11, 2011 8:27 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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removed from survey
Version: 1.7 Apr 12, 2010 9:24 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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linked to survey
Version: 1.6 Jan 5, 2010 9:33 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added Google analytics code
Version: 1.5 Aug 11, 2008 1:32 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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updated MENC link
Version: 1.4 Jan 9, 2008 1:33 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added goals list
Version: 1.3 Feb 9, 2005 12:44 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added Japanese songs, more links, and a list of "goals", and made some changes in the "procedure".
Version: 1.2 Jun 9, 2004 10:45 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
 typo
Version: 1.1 Mar 5, 2004 2:05 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Broke "Korean Music" module into smaller modules. Added links.

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