Velocity Made Good » learning http://velocitymg.com Chart the Smart Course Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:08:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 You don’t always need words to teach http://velocitymg.com/explorations/leveraging-learning/you-dont-always-need-words-to-teach/ http://velocitymg.com/explorations/leveraging-learning/you-dont-always-need-words-to-teach/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:04:11 +0000 John Hathaway http://velocitymg.com/?p=1416 This is a fun clip of Bobby McFerrin giving a music lesson and getting the audience to put on a little concert, all without using any words.

Clearly McFerrin has studied Reigeluth's Elaboration Theory and applies it well by starting with the simplest thing (a single note) and gradually building up layers of complexity with each of his little micro-lessons.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

Thanks to Brent Schlenker (http://twitter.com/bschlenker/) for the link.

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