When small children sing, they usually discover a sequence of notes which, in musical terms, is called the pentatonic scale. Pentatonic (derived from penta: Ancient Greek for five) denominates a sequence of five notes. For example, if you play only the black keys on the piano, you are using a pentatonic scale.

The most typical feature of the pentatonic scale is that it has no semitones. The normal diatonic scale has two semitones. If a pentatonic melody is compared to a diatonic one, the pentatonic version will seem to be more open and freer than the more ‘fixed’ diatonic melody. Pentatonic melodies are, perhaps, closer to heaven, closer to the cosmos than those based on major or minor diatonic scales. This could explain why children respond better to pentatonic melodies than to diatonic ones. Small children, not yet fixed in their character, naturally have a closer connection to heaven than adults whose character has already been established.

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