Mondays, Jan 6 - Feb 10, 7-10pm
LEVEL B FLAT: INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL IMPROV with Kacey Samiee
Sometimes improv needs a little razzle dazzle. Kacey Samiee (Founding member of Girls Girls Girls and director of the Hideout’s 2012 Rock Opera) will lead you through the basics of musical improv in both short form shows and long form narrative. Learn to seamlessly weave in and out of song, communicate with the musical improviser, work as an ensemble or solo singer, apply song structure, and take a first crack at this amazing (and totally freakin’ scary) form of improv. Classes meet for six weeks, three hours each week, limit 14 students. Musical accompanists will be Michael Brockman and Ammon Taylor. This class will culminate in two student showcases for friends and family in the Sunday Weekender.
Mondays, Feb 17 - Mar 24, 7-10pm
LEVEL B NATURAL: ADVANCED MUSICAL IMPROV with Kacey Samiee
This second class in our musical improv series will build on the basics and invite the performers to step up their game, creating more complex song structures, enhanced confidence and commitment, and begin to weave songs into an improvised narrative. You’ll begin to explore and master solo song performance and structure techniques, character intro songs, as well as subtly directing a group number from within a show. You will explore the art of rhyming on the fly and up your precision and timing when it comes to singing on stage. Classes meet for six weeks, three hours each week, limit 12 students. Musical accompanist will be Ammon Taylor. This class will culminate in two student showcases for friends and family in the Sunday Weekender.
Musical classes are $210 for the six weeks
