Musical Improv: This Time With Feeling

Liverpool Improvisation Festival

Musical improv is some of the most fun you can have on stage. So why does it often feel harder than it needs to be?

Joe H Makin Drama Centre, LIverpool John Moores University

Lee Apsey is an award-winning writer, director, producer and performer across film, theatre and digital media. His accomplishments range from lauded TV pilots and feature films, including winning Best Feature Film at the American Horror Film Festival, to multiple sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton Fringe and Leicester Square Theatre atop a multi-million viewership across online projects. ​ As an improviser he has taught and performed in the UK, Europe, Asia and United States for over a decade. Phil Lunn is an improviser from London, UK, performing both on stage and behind the piano. He currently performs with Sprout Impro and as a guest with several groups, as well as solo with his cabaret singer character Phyllida. He’s worked with many leading companies including Music Box, Hoopla, and The Maydays, and at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and various international improvisation festivals. During 2020-21, he was co-director of ImproBubble in Brussels. He teaches in London with Hoopla Impro and at schools and festivals across Europe. “A powerhouse of musical improv” — Open Your Mouth And Sing “Exciting and engaging” — Voice Magazine <h2>Musical Improv: This Time With Feeling </h2>Musical theatre is the greatest medium ever created and musical improv is some of the most fun you can have on stage. So why does it often feel harder than it needs to be? Usually, it's because players don't know WHY they're singing and they haven't built up the momentum to fly; like trying to jump a canyon on a skateboard. The legendary Howard Ashman said, "when the feelings are too strong to say, we sing. And when they're too strong to sing, we dance." So how do we make musical improv better and with greater ease? The answer to both is to "commit to a feeling." Whether you're playing it straight or for comedic effect, whether you're shy about singing or a seasoned vocalist, knowing how to find a strong feeling and fuel it for yourself and others is the magic sauce that makes everything delicious. Let's turn your spark into a flame. In this workshop you will learn: • How to construct meaningful, memorable, and memeable musicals in the moment. • How to deliver lyrics that will hit the heart strings and/or the funny bones. • How to work together to lift a teammate into a song. • An easy intro to counterpoints: those big dramatic moments when everyone sings different complementary melodies; think Les Miserables! • An approach to musical improv that gets you out of your head and opens the brilliant bursting bag of emotions in your chest. This workshop is suitable for everyone: from beginners through intermediate and advanced players looking for a tune up and some new tools.

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