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TED: Jacob Collier Turned a TED Stage Into a Music Theory Lesson Nobody Wanted to Leave

Jacob Collier Turned a TED Stage Into a Music Theory Lesson Nobody Wanted to Leave

Jacob Collier took a TED stage, sat down at a piano, and turned 'What a Wonderful World' into a live lesson on why music moves the human body. His explanation involves three types of wiggle, one audience-wide singalong, and a chord that changes the color of a note without touching it.
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