http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk
This is a link that I fond through a colleague of mine, Elijah Vazquez. It is a video of Bobby McFerrin teaching a crowd of people to sing a pentatonic scale. All McFerrin does in jump around the stage at certain points. Each of these points is a certain note that the crowd is supposed to sing. At the end we learn that no matter where McFerrin goes, everyone is able to do this simple task.
I found this interesting because it shows an inherent trait of music within everyone. Everyone has a musical capability, and if it takes jumping around a stage to get people to learn, do it! There are no limitations on who can be taught, and Bobby McFerrin shows that.
WOW!
3 comments:
This is a fun video. Do you think it would work in a general music classroom? Band? Maybe with flashcards or pointing to the scale degree on the SmartBoard....
Hi Ian,
A very interesting video! It's especially neat because he lands at no exact location. The audience simply uses their visual spacial cues to identify note pitches. And everyone is having so much fun! Tammy is right also - the activity could be adapted in so many ways. Children would love the opportunity to take turns being the jumper. I will deffinitely add it to my list of general music lesson ideas.
Awesome video! I want to try!
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