Bobby mcferrin shows pentatonic scale is universal deutsch. Bobby mcferrin, american jazz vocalist and conductor and tentime grammy award winner, demonstrates how we share a collective ability to predict the pentatonic scale. Musician bobby mcferrin has made quite a name for himself over the years. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds. Vocal virtuoso bobby mcferrin ranks among the most distinctive and original singers in contemporary music equally adept in jazz, pop, and classical settings, his octavejumping trademark style, with its rhythmic inhalations and stoponadime shifts from falsetto to deep bass notes often sounds like the work of at least two or three singers at once, while at the same time sounding quite. Bobby mcferrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale.
Another joyful piece of learning by being a part of a crowd. Nothing is more powerful or intuitive for expressing this song than the pentatonic scale. Bobby s solo turns into a duet with a longtime favorite collaborator. Im sure most of us remember bobby mcferrins super catchy song from the late 80s dont worry, be happy. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale duration. Watch bobby mcferrin make his audience sing a complex. In this live demonstration, musician bobby mcferrin uses audience participation to show that, when given two notes, the other notes of the pentatonic scale.
In this fun, 3min performance from the world science festival, musician bobby mcferrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our brains are wired. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale at the 2009 world science festival you can watch the video here. Using the stage as a keyboard of sorts, mcferrin sang one note and jumped to the side and sang another note and repeated. Musician bobby mcferrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our brains are wired. Im driving myself nuts fathoming the caged stystem and the pentatonic scales. Pentatonic sounds download pentatonic sound effects now. I was reading a thread on talkbass while eating in which the original poster asked for advice on constructing bass lines. Bobby mcferrin and yo yo ma on the tonight show with. Bobby mcferrin, known from pentatonic scale at the world science festival. August 1, 2009 ericdano 1 comment world science festival 2009. The power of the pentatonic scale science the guardian. Bobby mcferrin puts into words what so many of us know as music teachers, that the concepts and skills we teach are universal and so. A lovely playful mute teaching method from the teacher. Print and download closer sheet music by the chainsmokers feat.
Watch bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale at the world science festival 2009. The other type is the minor pentatonic scale which is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th degrees of the natural minor scale. Singer, songwriter and allround clever person bobby mcferrin is renowned for his ability to use the audience in his. Until i saw this clip i never realized what an amazing teacher he was too. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Im a little late to the party, but ive seen this video many times, and theres something edited out of this one. Virtuosic vocal improviser bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale at the world science festival in june 2009. Writing and singing the successful tune dont worry be happy, mcferrin is no stranger to skillfully playing a.
Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale im sure most of you have seen this before but i could watch it over and over again. And within western culture, we have all internalized, consciously or not, the patterns of the major scale. Bobby mcferrin shows pentatonic scale is universal. Bobby mcferrin, known from pentatonic scale at the. You will be intrigued by how humans process thoughts and think. Bobby mcferrin gets an entire audience to sing a pentatonic scale without words. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale this weeks video is particularly interesting because it teaches us the power of music through practice. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale youtube. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bobby mcferrin 2010 tour visual identity a visual identity for a 2010 concert tour of bobby mcferrin in the czech republic. And so completely different from the rest of bobby mc ferrin s usual, more complex stuff. Put those into a single octave and you get the scale of c. Clavier bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the.
With the help of some local redditors, i popped the question in a crowded movie theater. Look at this video you are going to absolutely love it. Improvisational genius bobby mcferrin uses audience participation to demonstrate the power of the pentatonic scale or at least the audiences familiarity with it. Bobby mcferrin video pentatonic scale theory overview class pentatonic composition in the compositional style of bobby mcferrin in the video one student hops a pentatonic bass line, each student then writes one measure of rhythm and inserts pentatonic notes into the rhythm.
Prior to this moment, mcferrin primes the audience to the pentatonic scale through a several minute vocal improvisation, almost entirely utilizing pentatonic notes. For the past six months ive been animating my girlfriend and myself into her favorite movie, sleeping beauty. Ted talks thursday bobby mcferrin hacks your brain with. Find out why pentatonic scale music is different than most music we hear today, and why it has special, natural powers to relieve our stress. Seattle hypnosis says watch master hypnotitst bobby.
Because whether youve discovered it or not, you have a song. Power of pentatonic scale demonstration by bobby mcferrin. See the adobe page for what to download for your own setup. This is bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale by elodie et brice on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. The major pentatonic scale is formed by taking the 5 fifths in succession. So for anyone who decided not to follow chodgess link, hopefully this will change your mind. Or is the pentatonic scale simply so common in western music that it has become ingrained in all of our minds. And when we say practice we mean dont sit in a room, and stare at sheet music. Listen to pentatonic scale music and sounds to relax. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale. Get pentatonic sounds from soundsnap, the leading sound library for unlimited sfx downloads.
For those of you not familiar with ted talks here is a brief summery of them from ted is a small nonprofit devoted to ideas worth spreading. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale from world science festival on vimeo. The first 5 notes you land on will be the pentatonic. A visual identity for a 2010 concert tour of bobby mcferrin in the czech republic. Have watched justins relevant videos and read the words off the pages in practical music theory. Mcferrin gives the audience visual cues to construct a pentatonic scale. The power of the pentatonic scale bobby mcferrin minor pentatonic scale. In this fun, 3min performance from the world science festival, musician bobby mcferrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our. Bobby mcferrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale stop. Careers at behance adobe portfolio blog powered by behance creative career tips download. How did the audience guess the pentatonic scale in bobby. If you start on c, you get the notes c, g, d, a, and e. Whenever someone links to a performance of mcferrin s drive, i am amazed that the leadin to the clip is not hey this guy can sing two goddamn notes at once.
This post is a little late for the party, bobby mcferrin turned 65 last week, on march. Repeat, going down an octave when you get more than an octave away from the first note. Singer, songwriter and allround clever person bobby mcferrin is renowned for his ability to use the audience in his shows. Without adieu here is bobby mcferrin presenting the power of the pentatonic commentary is behind the cut. Print and download dont worry, be happy sheet music.
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