Bobby McFerrin about Improvisation - AAVF 2011

Bobby McFerrin talks about improvisation and his way to sing.
Aarhus Vocal Festival 2011, Masterclass.

[@tamarakuhn1634]

“What I don’t sing you hear; your mind makes up for the spaces. What I don’t sing, you hear it anyway…. My instrument is not only me up here, it’s you out there.” ~Bobby McFerrin

[@awmperry]

Exactly. It’s similar to what good drummers know - so much of groove and syncopation is playing the pauses as well as the noisy bits.

[@MINVISUAL]

Humble is the word which comes up every time I hear Bobby speak. The guy is never afraid to be funny, he is always entertaining and honest.

[@elismycat]

That happened to me the first time I saw Bobby live! I was floating for 2 weeks....

[@AlwaysHereAndNow]

Thank you for being magical and fueling my love for singing!

[@trolltrumman]

you 'n' I both :) damn, I havent "discovered" him until now - yeah I loved when Dont Worry Be Happy came, it was so... new fresh and special, but then - all these years - I had NO IDEA he was this kind of genious!! I am SO HAPPY that I have discovered McFerrin again

[@creativecompanion]

Isn't it neat how this kind of music fills us with such joy that we actually laugh out loud?

[@katebaker5415]

genius! let's not forget he truly is one!

[@laithluv]

This is a life lesson.

[@domecafe]

Brilliance ❤

[@Gary-59]

love how he always puts his hand up to stop applause

[@demiurgo.creador]

this man just inspired me

[@patrickbeard3786]

Great advice for instrumentalists too.

[@salmonfishandships]

a great masterclass !

[@saratfkh]

AMAAAZIIIING

[@dinnouinforma-curoxanailie4493]

Great!

[@MateoKupstysChica]

...and will make us all sing along! :D

[@lukasaretz8887]

Is it possible to purchase the whole Workshop film? It is such an eye opining experience to see and hear this. Every word is pure gold for me right now and could make an incredible impact on my musical understanding. When there maybe, eventually is any possible way to have access to the whole thing I would be thankfull beyond anything

[@PITSHoppie]

Lukas Aretz here is something more kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4mXnpSZosaUnc0

[@PlanetBjar]

You are right, that was a very special and wonderful moment at AAVF. I will check out my old footage. If I will find something from Bobby Mc Ferrin I will uploading it. But I think other guys from the audience showed some footage on you tube too. Perhaps you could try this one too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJSVoXSdlqyhnas

[@martisole6249]

@@PlanetBjar thanks bud!

[@purplealice]

I just started humming, faking an alto line :-)

[@marloujazz9398]

salut cool ton emison marlou jazz

[@eroskine4063]

Is that Dr. Chase from house at the back ?

[@1asdfsa]

Shure...Bobby is hot :-D .

[@Merthalophor]

Does someone know a song that sounds similar to the one he improvised at the end?

[@Thriller94]

BUMP

[@PaulGABORILIESCU]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmLYe41_e56HedU

[@Lefleur290]

Mr. McFerrin should seriously do some narrating! D: :))

[@ziruini5071]

well there’s the secret.. 2 hours a day for 6 years

[@SoulRebelRising]

if you disliked this...you have no soul :(

[@PaulGABORILIESCU]

or no chance of getting it. there are 11 vs 1.3k

[@vjaaz]

He sounds almost similar to Morgan Freeman...

[@valdineioliveira4136]

Yanne

[@xcylox]

one dislike...i will fight you.

[@ShiftZoX]

Benjamin Kelly fight me

[@ShiftZoX]

Meh Singin Nat Gud!?!?!!?? D:::::::

[@sasquatch471]

Does anyone else think that that guy in the back is really hot? Just sayin...

[@santuccipontarelli3763]

Hateful man at left. It takes true joy to sing

[@kilobitti]

Where? I saw only one man who was concentrating, probably just trying to grasp what McFerrin was saying. Second, why would you call someone hateful? Is that how you choose to spread the joy of singing?

[@dancenow1337]

He is clearly just focused, soaking up knowledge. What you perceive might say more about yourself than this man.