CLOSING EXERCISE - THE SCALE

Given by the Master Beinsa Douno în March
5, 1942



Starting position:
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Same as the first exercise - arms down at the sides, feet together.

Movement sequence:

The foot pattern is 6 steps forward, 6 steps backward and 6 steps forward. At the beginning and end of each scale, the feet come together. Each movement of the arms and feet is combined with singing one note of the scale from middle C to top C.

Doh as in Doo(r)(C): Feet together, spine upright. Bend down from the waist, hands move downward with palms facing each other and fingers touching until they touch the ground. Then rise.

Re as in Re(cord) (D): Step with the right foot while extending arms forward in parallel at the level of the chest, palms facing each other.

Mi as in Mi(nt) (E): Step with the left foot. Open arms wide to the sides, palms facing forward.

Fa as in Fa(r) (F): Step with the right foot. Fold in the elbows and bring the fingertips to touch the chest.

Sol as in Sol(e) (G): Step with the left foot. Open arms out sidewise at about 45o (from the vertical plane), palms facing each other.

La as in La(rge) (A): Step with the right foot. The arms are raised slowly over the head until the fingers, with palms facing each other, touch, forming a sharp angle.

Si as in Si(ng) (B): Step with the left foot. Open the palms and bring together the base of the hands to create a shape like an opening lotus bud.

Doh (C): Bring the right foot to the left. The hands come down to the ground as one bends forward. The fingers touch the ground. Then rise resuming the starting position.

Repeat the sequence moving backward. Repeat the sequence moving forward.
When performed separately from Paneurhyhtmy exercises, Providence is done, as follows:
While saying, "May God's Peace be with us," the arms are raised slowly out to the side and over the head until the fingers, with palms facing each other, touch, forming a sharp angle.
While saying "May God's Joy and Gladness arise in our hearts," the hands descend slowly as if pouring something over oneself - beginning with the sides of the face, then with palms toward the body gliding down to the sides, and returning to the starting position with the hands at the sides
This movement and the invocation are repeated three times.

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