Children of the seventeenth century were weened from pentatonic to diatonic very carefully so they are able to grasp the concepts of music.
The use of the pentatonic scale also gave the students confidence.
The following was written on, or around 1910 by Carl Orff
"After all, it's very difficult to improvise, and sound bad when the only notes available are those in the pentatonic scale"
........and blues players say they "PLAY WITH FEELING!"
I think we may have uncovered a "BLUES" false-hood here.
Sorry -Clapton, and the rest-
As if we needed any proof,
JJJ
[Edited by JOHN JAUNESE on 01-16-2003 at 05:25 AM]