Elevate Your Duets

In this workshop, you'll learn how to connect with and play off your singing partner in musical improv.

About this Workshop:

Duets are the most common song form in a musical improv show, and yet far too often when we sing a duet, we don't take advantage of the opportunities our singing partner provides.

In this workshop, voice coach & Knockoff Broadway's Jessica Neighbor will help performers explore the craft of the musical improv duet by learning how to actively play off a partner through melody and counter-melody, vocal dynamics, and musical heightening.

Students will practice using body language, contrast, and musical variation to build connected, memorable duet moments in real time and leave with actionable tools that you can immediately apply to improvised duets, ensemble work, and your own musical projects. Let's duet!

Date, Time & Location: This two-and-a-half-hour workshop will take place on Sunday, April 19 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm at the Endgames Improv training center at 2989 Mission St, San Francisco.

Intermediate/Advanced Students Welcome: This workshop is open to those who have studied or performed musical improv at the intermediate or advanced level.

Maximum Capacity: In order to ensure the best possible experience for those taking part, we are capping this workshop at a maximum of 12 total students.

About the Weekend: The 2026 Weekend of Workshops is a two-day event run by Bay Area Musical Improv, featuring eight workshops all taught by local musical improvisers and concluding with our annual FREE Jam & Bread community event--a combination potluck and social gathering, plus improvised songs with a live band! See a full list of all events here.

About the Instructor:

Jessica Neighbor is an international voice coach and performer with over 20 years of experience in coaching and live performance. She graduated from UCLA’s School of Theater and completed All Out Comedy’s Improvisation Program. You can catch her performing with the musical improv group Knockoff Broadway, and she has performed in musicals and bands throughout Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

As a coach, Jessica served on the vocal faculty at The Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA, worked with American Idol, and has led performance workshops for years through her vocal studio, Impact Vocal Coaching. She specializes in helping performers strengthen vocal technique, sing popular music with confidence, and deliver songs with emotional clarity and impact. Jessica is also the author of two coaching books, How to Succeed at Your Next Audition and Love Your Voice.