The World Science Festival's "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus" asks:
Is our response to music hard-wired or culturally determined?
Below, Bobby McFerrin (you know- "Don't Worry, Be Happy", video 2 below) uses the pentatonic scale and the audience to demonstrate neural programming.
Watch the rest of the program here.
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Do a loud fingerless whistle
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Make Strange Vocalizations, Guttural and Other Sounds
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Make Slizzer's roll sound when beatboxing
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Whistle loudly using only 2 fingers
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Sing from your diaphragm
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BeatBox the lip oscillation & vibration technique
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Make Kenny Muhammad's beatbox snare sound
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Loudly whistle with one hand
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Fry scream for hard rock vocals
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Beatbox the Basic Sounds (Kick Drum, Hi-hat & Rimshot)
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Practice vocal riffs, runs & control
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Practice head voice octave slides (sirens) to strengthen your singing voice
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BeatBox the throat pulse or the techno bass technique
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Teach children to use their diaphragms
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Beatbox the song Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg
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Make your singing voice sound deeper
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Do a high pitched scream
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Alter your pitch and tone while singing
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Yodel with basic control techniques
How To:
Do a loud fingerless whistle
How To:
Bust better rhymes when you freestyle and keep your flows goin' buck wild
How To:
Make Strange Vocalizations, Guttural and Other Sounds
How To:
Make Slizzer's roll sound when beatboxing
How To:
Whistle loudly using only 2 fingers
How To:
Sing from your diaphragm
How To:
Make Kenny Muhammad's beatbox snare sound
How To:
BeatBox the lip oscillation & vibration technique
How To:
Loudly whistle with one hand
How To:
Fry scream for hard rock vocals
How To:
Beatbox the Basic Sounds (Kick Drum, Hi-hat & Rimshot)
How To:
Practice vocal riffs, runs & control
How To:
Practice head voice octave slides (sirens) to strengthen your singing voice
How To:
BeatBox the throat pulse or the techno bass technique
How To:
Teach children to use their diaphragms
How To:
Beatbox the song Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg
How To:
Make your singing voice sound deeper
How To:
Do a high pitched scream
How To:
Alter your pitch and tone while singing
How To:
Yodel with basic control techniques
1 Comment
That bit on the stage with Bobby McFerrin was pretty entertaining. I wonder if he knows any other songs or any other tricks like that?
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