Half Steps, Whole Steps and Pentascales

My student, C, had already learnt some of the five-finger major pentascale positions and was eager to complete the technique chart on my wall.

So out came the half step and whole step cards. I used the materials from http://www.susanparadis.com/whole-step-half-step-game/

By analysing the notes in the few pentascales that he had already learnt by rote, he figured out for himself that the pentascale pattern is Whole-Whole-Half-Whole.

Which meant that he could construct a pentascale in any key. Which also meant that he completed all the major key pentascales on the technique chart today. ;)