JONATHAN KREISBERG on "THE OCTATONIC SCALE" . "DIMINISHED SCALE"... ORIGINS and UNDERSTANDING

This week at “Explorations of Note” we try and gain some historical perspective and new insight on one of The most misunderstood “scales” in music. (Here are a few excerpts from the 50 min session complete with PDF) In Part 5 on “Demystifying Diminished Chords” we jump ahead on the timeline (diminished chords had already been around for hundreds of years at this point) to the introduction of the “octatonic scale” . The “diminished scale”. This introduction will serve as basics builder and a springboard into many modern concepts we will cover in future sessions.