Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2009
Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus".
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LagMaster55 2 months ago
So, Bobby McFerrin is the first person to 'play' the audience?
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Sean Wilson 2 months ago
yes, the black keys on the piano are a pentatonic scale (Eb Minor or Gb Major). However, the piano keyboard was arranged in order to look and sound intuitive to the human ear, not the other way around as you seem to be suggesting (btw I'm a jazz pianist). Ask yourself, why does removing the 4th and 7th sound good? All around the world, regardless of culture, we all seem to "get" the pentatonic scale. The reason for that lies very much in neuroscience and sociology
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Eunice China 3 days ago
Hahaha this is very interesting :-)))
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WilfriedAnonymo 4 days ago
i don't get it. If you do it in C (CDEGA), and the octave is te first overtone, the G is the second, the E the fourth, the D the 9th, but where does the A come in unless way way down the line? 13th i guess?
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Mandosami 5 days ago
so its about natural laws of physics too.
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Mandosami 5 days ago
its also the overtones played in the natural vibration of of a root C tonic :)
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0x12d3 5 days ago
Couldn't help but clap at the end of the performance. Great job!
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SexyDudeSVL 5 days ago
FUCKING AWESOME
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violinplayer101 1 week ago
It is amazing how much the human brain can remember/ comprehend! It is a truly fascinating thing...
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pidouble145 1 week ago
wow, that's big time
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