World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.
For related content, please view the full "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus" program at our website:
http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/video/notes-neurons-full

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Tags for this video: Bobby McFerrin World Science Festival pentatonic scale Jamshed Bharucha Daniel Levitin Lawrence Parsons John Schaefer

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