Bobby McFerrin Makes Magic with the Pentatonic Scale and an Unsuspecting Audience
This is a fascinating and beautiful demonstration of the universality of music (via @timoreilly on Twitter)…
It’s captivating to hear the audience sing the fifth in the pentatonic scale with no coaching at 1:58. You can hear the crowd’s excitement grow as they keep pace with McFerrin up and down the scale across two octaves.
Bobby McFerrin is a brilliant and thoughtful musician. It’s too bad that many people only know him for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” If you’re not familiar with his work, check out his classic version of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” for a taste: