Bobby McFerrin made an audience into an instrument to show the power of the pentatonic scale
Bobby McFerrin made an audience into an instrument to show the power of the pentatonic scale
Aug 15, 2022
upworthy.com
Happy 73rd to vocal original Bobby McFerrin who received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award last month. His exploration of uncharted vocal territory inspired a whole new generation of a cappella singers and the beatbox movement. From his trailblazing, solo a cappella performances to his inspired collaborations with Chick Corea and Yo-Yo Ma, his iconic global No. 1 hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” and his work conducting top-tier orchestras, McFerrin’s calling has always been to connect people thro
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Happy 73rd to vocal original Bobby McFerrin who received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award last month. His exploration of uncharted vocal territory inspired a whole new generation of a cappella singers and the beatbox movement. From his trailblazing, solo a cappella performances to his inspired collaborations with Chick Corea and Yo-Yo Ma, his iconic global No. 1 hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” and his work conducting top-tier orchestras, McFerrin’s calling has always been to connect people thro
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Bobby McFerrin - Sing! Day of Song Improvisation Bobby McFerrin, as many of you know, has been a tremendous inspiration to me and my style of singing. I'd organically developed a natural vocal style somewhat related to his in my teens, but upon my introduction to a wider range of his work it gave me a sense of permission to delve deeper into that and express it more fully. When I was around the age of 16, I went to see him in concert, and there was a moment where he invited audience members to g
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Bobby McFerrin - Sing! Day of Song Improvisation Bobby McFerrin, as many of you know, has been a tremendous inspiration to me and my style of singing. I'd organically developed a natural vocal style somewhat related to his in my teens, but upon my introduction to a wider range of his work it gave me a sense of permission to delve deeper into that and express it more fully. When I was around the age of 16, I went to see him in concert, and there was a moment where he invited audience members to g
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Watch Bobby McFerrin make his audience sing a complex pentatonic scale without even trying
Watch Bobby McFerrin make his audience sing a complex pentatonic scale without even trying
Jan 6, 2017
classicfm.com
Bobby McFerrin Jumps Along the Stage to Create a Song With the Audience Using the Pentatonic Scale
Bobby McFerrin Jumps Along the Stage to Create a Song With the Audience Using the Pentatonic Scale
May 4, 2018
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Did you sing along? • I love Bobby McFerrin’s music, but his mind and expression have always been his most interesting element to me. • He’s demonstrating the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus”. • Pentatonic scales (made up of five notes instead of seven) were developed independently by many ancient civilizations, and can still find plenty of examples of it in music from all over the world. It makes sense to
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Did you sing along? • I love Bobby McFerrin’s music, but his mind and expression have always been his most interesting element to me. • He’s demonstrating the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus”. • Pentatonic scales (made up of five notes instead of seven) were developed independently by many ancient civilizations, and can still find plenty of examples of it in music from all over the world. It makes sense to
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Bobby McFerrin teaches us about the pentatonic scale through audience participation
Bobby McFerrin teaches us about the pentatonic scale through audience participation
Sep 29, 2021
boingboing.net
This incredible vocalist teaches you how to sing two notes at the same time
Oct 29, 2021
classicfm.com
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HowSongsWereRecorded on Instagram: "In 2009, during the World Science Festival, Bobby McFerrin performed one of the most impressive demonstrations of the intuitive power of music at the event Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus. With just a few movements and without having to give verbal instructions, he led the audience to spontaneously sing a melody based on the pentatonic scale This experiment demonstrated how human beings, regardless of their culture or musical background, seem t
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