Music Theory Blows Your Mind

Bobby Mc Ferrin is a world famous singer best known for his hit song Don’t Worry Be Happy. In this video, he’s an unpredictable panelist at a neuroscience presentation the World Science Festival. In just 3 minutes, he blows everyone’s mind by using the audience to teach 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". Watch the full program here: https://youtu.be/S0kCUss0g9Q The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries.