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:
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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