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Episode 36 - Five Notes, Maisy Mouse and a Sacred Flute
Music Theory, Entertaining Noises, How We Hear Steve Pretty Music Theory, Entertaining Noises, How We Hear Steve Pretty

Episode 36 - Five Notes, Maisy Mouse and a Sacred Flute

Steve Pretty takes a deep dive into the pentatonic scale — the five-note sound behind playground chimes, folk traditions around the world, and the theme tune for My Friend Maisy. Featuring an Entertaining Noises detour into the Colombian gaita with Mestizo Collective, plus a playful experiment repitching a kids’ TV theme into an Ethiopian-flavoured pentatonic.

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