I watched this video over a decade ago and still think about it all the time: Bobby McFerrin teaches the audience to be his backing track and performs a song with them in real timepic.twitter.com/vWjO0Dm5nQ
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its so many things in 2 minutes! it's a great lesson in teaching, a lesson in music, playfulness, being an entertainer, the potential of people, everything
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notice how there are moments where he surprises them – first by introducing the 3rd note, the second is when he spreads his legs to two separate notes. he uses these to entertain and get a laugh – he lets the audience laugh, then brings them back to the point and reinforces it
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here's another example of another great musician and teacher doing the same thing – again, after you watch it the first time, watch it a second time to pay attention to how he challenges the audience, supports them, repeats himself to encourage them:https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1269856371949752320 …
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