musical improvisation workshop
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 4:20 pm
Dear Austin Improvisers,
My name is Eugene Huddleston (Daddyo), and this Saturday, from 3-6p.m., I’m leading a workshop in musical improvisation at the Hideout Theater. I would love to see all of you there.
So, what could I possibly tell you, that would make you give up your time and money to someone you’ve never met?
I could tell you that this workshop will make you very rich; it will make you a huge star;
And it will get you laid. But, if you believe that, you already have more creativity and imagination than I could ever impart. If you believe that, you are an Improv God.
I could tell you that I have famous friends who think I’m great. But, we all know famous people, and our friends are more than willing to lie for us.
I could tell you that I’ve been teaching and improvising for 33 years, but it’s possible that
I’ve been faking it all this time. After all, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.
I could tell you the facts. If you put 1,000 actors in a room, only 50 of those actors can improvise. A small, elite group. Now, of those 50, only 1 is an improvising musician.
And his, or her job is to make you look great on stage.
What people like Fred Kaz, Michael Brockman, Billy Wolfe and others can do, and what I’d like to share with you, is the perfect stage collaboration: You & Music.
In a scene, music can place you anywhere and anytime in History. Music can make you a King, or a Jester; mad scientist, or doped-up Hipster.
In a scene, music can underscore you on a first date; set a blanket and a picnic basket beneath the shade of a crooked oak tree; it can be the sound of the small rivulet that runs past, or the birds above you as you read Yeats to your lover. It can even be the voice of your lover, or the parade of ants eating your fried chicken, and strawberries.
Music is your partner, your lover, your best friend, your staunch supporter, your most invaluable tool. Don’t you think you should learn how to use it?
If not, you must already be a very rich star who is getting laid.
I’d love to see Most of you there, this Saturday, at 3 p.m.
Love, Daddyo
My name is Eugene Huddleston (Daddyo), and this Saturday, from 3-6p.m., I’m leading a workshop in musical improvisation at the Hideout Theater. I would love to see all of you there.
So, what could I possibly tell you, that would make you give up your time and money to someone you’ve never met?
I could tell you that this workshop will make you very rich; it will make you a huge star;
And it will get you laid. But, if you believe that, you already have more creativity and imagination than I could ever impart. If you believe that, you are an Improv God.
I could tell you that I have famous friends who think I’m great. But, we all know famous people, and our friends are more than willing to lie for us.
I could tell you that I’ve been teaching and improvising for 33 years, but it’s possible that
I’ve been faking it all this time. After all, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.
I could tell you the facts. If you put 1,000 actors in a room, only 50 of those actors can improvise. A small, elite group. Now, of those 50, only 1 is an improvising musician.
And his, or her job is to make you look great on stage.
What people like Fred Kaz, Michael Brockman, Billy Wolfe and others can do, and what I’d like to share with you, is the perfect stage collaboration: You & Music.
In a scene, music can place you anywhere and anytime in History. Music can make you a King, or a Jester; mad scientist, or doped-up Hipster.
In a scene, music can underscore you on a first date; set a blanket and a picnic basket beneath the shade of a crooked oak tree; it can be the sound of the small rivulet that runs past, or the birds above you as you read Yeats to your lover. It can even be the voice of your lover, or the parade of ants eating your fried chicken, and strawberries.
Music is your partner, your lover, your best friend, your staunch supporter, your most invaluable tool. Don’t you think you should learn how to use it?
If not, you must already be a very rich star who is getting laid.
I’d love to see Most of you there, this Saturday, at 3 p.m.
Love, Daddyo