Nccaf Master Class - Musical Improv with Mike Descoteaux Sat 2/16 130PM

The Largest Comedy Festival in the Southern United States, produced by the Dsi Comedy Theater in Carrboro, NC.
Our festival features Master Class instructors from all over North America teaching the Art of comedy, sketch, standup, improv and storytelling.
Musical Improv with Mike Descoteaux
SATURDAY 2/16 130PM - 4PM Â
Musical Improv introduces students to the fundamentals of how to improvise songs that sound as if they had been written. Explore rhyming (and effective alternatives to rhyming), common… Show more song structures that lend themselves to improvising, creating memorable hooks, and how to convincingly get into songs from an improvised scene. By the end of the day, students will be confidently making up well-made songs on the spot - one of the most challenging and rewarding skills in your improv arsenal!Â
No previous singing experience required.
Mike Descoteaux is the Artistic Director of ImprovBoston. Mike has served as head of the Music Program at The Second City Training Center and music director of the Second City Etc stage in Chicago. He has had the privilege of working with Tony Award-winning artists such as Jason Robert Brown, William Finn, Mark Hollmann and James LaPine. He has “composedâ€* and “conductedâ€* over 1,000 completely improvised musicals with Musical! The Musical, Baby Wants Candy, I Eat Pandas and many others. Mike, a Northwestern grad, has received a Jeff Award and was named one of the top young songwriters in the country by the Johnny Mercer/AMTP association.
Email festival@nccomedyarts.com if you have any questions about this workshop.
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