Musical artist bobby mcferrin directs his audience in a demonstration of the power of the pentatonic scale at the event notes neurons. Hell probably do the thing you see in this video, and more. In this live demonstration, musician bobby mcferrin uses audience participation shows that, when given two notes, the other notes of the pentatonic scale can be reliably elicited. The audience was primed, tooi guess they knew to expect audience participation. Music and this is the c major pentatonic scale music now if i want to start that scale one degree earlier, i would end up starting it on the note a. They are still used all over the world, for example traditional music, country music, blues and metal. The major pentatonic scale is formed by taking the 5 fifths in succession. Its a great scale to start with on guitar, we can use open strings and that makes the scale easy to learn. Mcferrin, at this point, however, has not taught them the full pentatonic scale, but the audience can still provide the last note, with octave equivalency nonetheless. The power of the pentatonic scale teaching with orff.
The methacton school district is committed to ensuring that all material on its website is accessible to students, faculty, staff and the general public. Bobby mcferrins improvinspired vocabularies april 9, 2010 the vocalists name has been part of the worldmusic lexicon for more than two decades, and his infectious 1988 megahit dont. Also on stage are panelists jamshed bharucha, provost and senior vice president of tufts university. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic. Is there a base level of musical knowledge in all of us, just waiting to be tapped. Pentatonic scale has notes that when played generate a pleasant melody, even if it is just the. After taking a closer look, i realized it was bobby mcferrin demonstrating the pentatonic scale to an audience.
You will be intrigued by how humans process thoughts and think. Well, now we are going to change one and only one note, and the scale will be completely different. Day of song bobby mcferrin in veltins arena your music, kinds of music, bobby. Bobby mcferrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale. Today we will look at creating the mixolydian scale by combining some major pentatonic with its parallel minor pentatonic.
Improvisational genius bobby mcferrin uses audience participation to demonstrate the power of the pentatonic scale or at least the audiences familiarity with it. Starting on c this produces c d e g a a five note scale, hence the name pentatonic. I was reading a thread on talkbass while eating in which the original poster asked for advice on constructing bass lines. The very first scale i ever learned, i like to call it pentatonic pattern number 1, but its just a pentatonic scale, or a shape of one. I absolutely love this mindtrip bobby mcferrin takes the audience on here by just using the pentatonic scale. Impressive demonstration at the 2009 world science festival.
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. All right, if you remember when we played the scale. These songs are all great examples of using the pentatonic scale to play melodies, riffs, lead guitar solos and bass lines. Musician bobby mcferrin has made quite a name for himself over the years. The purple dots indicate where both scales overlap. The pentatonic scale is formed of notes 1 2 3 5 and 6 of the major scale. Using the stage as a keyboard of sorts, mcferrin sang one note and jumped to the side and sang another note and repeated. Jul 28, 2015 bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale. Normal, or full major or minor scales have seven different notes, while pentatonic scales have only 5 notes hence pent.
Until i saw this clip i never realized what an amazing teacher he was too. Bobby mcferrin gets an entire audience to sing a pentatonic scale without words. Bobby mcferrin demonstrating the power of the pentatonic scale. The pentatonic scale chose 5 from these notes and created another scale, this is why it is called penta. In this tutorial were going to study one of the most fun scales.
Bobby mcferrin jumps along the stage to create a song with. He wants to be able to create something that infuses the sounds of les claypool and geddy lee. The fretboard is shown with the lowest pitch string at the bottom and the highest pitch string at the top unless youve tuned your instrument differently. 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.
Bobby mcferrin tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Now if i start that scale on the note a, it sounds like this. Which composers use the pentatonic scale, and why isnt it. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale. Mcferrin and anyway many of the people who watched the video probably thinks the pentatonic scale transcends most human biases as shown by the demonstration, and perhaps is the preferred scale. Here is another way of seeing the mixolydian pentatonic on the fretboard. This will help you learn this scale as you can take any major pentatonic scale shape you know, lower the 3rd note and you will have created a. Years ago, when my children were young, we danced around the house to bobby mcferrins hush album. The entire concert was improvised, created in the moment, and fun. Please take 30 seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more. The dorian pentatonic scale is built from the following interval pattern. In search of the common chorusfrom the 2009 world science festival. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to the heptatonic scale, which has seven notes per octave such as the major scale and minor scale pentatonic scales were developed independently by many ancient civilizations.
Jump to select open chord a a7 am e em e7 d d7 dm b7 g. Bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale discussion in miscellaneous bg started by bassybill, sep, 2009. They are put in order of difficulty with songs suitable for beginner level players first followed by intermediate and then advanced examples. So scales ai theres many, many, many books of scales, big encyclopedias of scales, but id like to show you the most practical scales that i use every single day.
Show me chords that sound good with a g major pentatonic scale. You cant really talk about soloing on the guitar without understanding pentatonic scales. Famous musician bobby mcferrin wanted to demonstrate how universal this 5note scale is. Is it just me, or is bobby getting on the grey side. Dec 04, 2011 bobby mcferrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale. Humans are pattern finding creatures, and we find patterns within music, math, drum beats, shapes, etc, and virtually all activities. Aug 01, 2009 marilyn sez, bobby mcferrin uses the pentatonic scale and an audiences expectations to demonstrate neural programming at the world science festival 2009 world science festival. Posted in rvideos by uohnowait 12,151 points and 641 comments. Bobby mcferrin gets an entire audience to sing a pentatonic. Watch bobby mcferrin make his audience sing a complex pentatonic scale without even trying. Look at this video you are going to absolutely love it.
The power of the pentatonic scale science the guardian. Or is the pentatonic scale simply so common in western music that it has become ingrained in all of our minds. Here is an an amazing clip by bobby mcferrin most of us know him as the man who sang dont worry be happy. Europeans at this time, and going forward into the 1900s. Which composers use the pentatonic scale, and why isnt it used more often. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. Its not bad, but on a completely different scale altogether.
Although various hemitonic pentatonic scales might be called minor, the term is most commonly applied to the relative minor pentatonic derived from the major pentatonic, using scale tones 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the natural minor scale. A pentatonic scale is any scale with 5 notes in it, and there are lots of them. If you start on c, you get the notes c, g, d, a, and e. Do people instinctively know the sound patterns of the pentatonic scale. He peers over the edge of the cliff, acknowledges the void below, and dives head first, buoyed by the element of surprise. Sep 30, 2009 the major pentatonic scale is formed by taking the 5 fifths in succession. Bobby mcferrin and voicesthe four other improv singers with himare wonderful to hear and watch. If you know your scales that makes finding another pentatonic scale easy its just a major scale with two notes missing notes 4 and 7 understanding tones and semitones.
I was searching for music educationrelated videos on youtube recently and stumbled upon an amazing video of what looked like a scientific convention. Oct 22, 2009 i absolutely love this mindtrip bobby mcferrin takes the audience on here by just using the pentatonic scale. The minor pentatonic scale is a 5 note scale used in the blues, rock and many other styles of music including folk, soul and jazz. How to teach the pentatonic scale resources for music. Watch bobby mcferrin make his audience sing a complex. Watch bobby mcferrin make his audience sing a complex pentatonic scale without even trying 22 august 2016, 15. Under the faqs at you can download the software for free. Jun 18, 2018 these songs are all great examples of using the pentatonic scale to play melodies, riffs, lead guitar solos and bass lines. Root 2 b3 5 6 notice that this is only 1 note different from the major pentatonic scale, the 3rd has been flattened. Bobby uses dense rhythms, extraordinary scales, and complicated intervals that accomplished musicians and educators have studied and dissected. The only thing you need to make sure is to use the a mixolydian pentatonic on a7, the d mixolydian pentatonic on d7 and the e mixolydian.
In search of the common chorus at the world science festival in 2009, the very talented bobby mcferrin stood up from his chair and proceeded to instruct the audience to sing with him. Bobby mcferrin and pentatonic scales fifth music medium. Power of pentatonic scale demonstration by bobby mcferrin. Dec 17, 2010 in this live demonstration, musician bobby mcferrin uses audience participation shows that, when given two notes, the other notes of the pentatonic scale can be reliably elicited. Since in a dominant blues you are using only seventh chords if the blues is in a you are using a7, d7, and e7, then the mixolydian pentatonic scale is a nice alternative to the usual minor pentatonic. Musician bobby mcferrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our brains are wired. It was revitalized by western composers in the 19th century. Music the note that happens right before that c is an noise a.
Marilyn sez, bobby mcferrin uses the pentatonic scale and an audiences expectations to demonstrate neural programming at the world science festival 2009 world science festival. But we really dont care about that, especially for beginner players. On the guitar, we can play the same scale in a great variety of fretboard positions. When you are playing a song in the key of a, you can use either scale to create melodies and lead lines. The pentatonic scale in emg covering the whole fretboard. Oh, and if mcferrin ever plays in the city where you live.
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