From the land of Geek
by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment💸 Ads: Links may earn commission
How’s this for geek cool? First it stars Bobby McFerrin. Wow. Also it stars Bobby McFerrin in a conference called “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” thich is super geeky and musical at the same time.
Here’s the real question (we know this is geeky) – is the pentatonic scale instictive or is it simply so widespread that we recognise it in seconds?
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Certainly it’s at the root of most blues-based music ie; rock n’ roll, soul, and RnB. As a result it pretty much infuses modern popular music.