Classes with Michael Pollock and Joshua Funk
You can get expert training in the art of musical improv comedy at The Second City Los Angeles! Even you have no musical background, expect to acquire new skills quickly and have a great time doing it.
Simple Song Structure Hits Jackpot in Las Vegas
This performance is perfect. Jenny applies every trick in the book to improvise a funny song, and takes complete possession of the audience. She begins with “Won’t you be my ?” and here comes the romantic power ballad.
Great Use of a Chorus in an Improvised Song
This is an example of excitingly organic musical improv expertly tempered with solid technique to create a well-organized, theatrical piece. The sections are very clear:
That Reminds Me of a Song…
You need something to sing about, something to launch a song. The audience is going to give it to you. Here are sample question you can use to get suggestions from them:
The Choo-Choo Train Theory
Imagine a train coming into the station-the engine is pulling a lot of cars, a lot of weight. It takes awhile for the train to come to a halt; it has to “start stopping” a certain amount of time before it actually does. This is analogous to the ending of a song. In order to bring a song comfortably and satisfyingly to a close, we need to do it gradually.
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