Have you always wondered, “How do they improvise the songs on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” If so then join with “Whose Line's” musical director Laura Hall for an Intro to Music Improv Workshop.
Laura has taught Music Improv all over the U.S. and Canada. She creates a supportive, playful environment, starting with games and warm-ups to ease into singing.
Even if you've never done song improv before, you'll build vocal confidence and learn to listen to each other and the accompaniment. And if you're already experienced with song improv, Laura will stretch your skills and help you explore all sorts of fun new ways to use music. Before you know it, you'll be belting out your own great improvised songs!
Here is some of the material we'll cover:
1. Warming up and why it’s important; the care and use of your voice.
2. Building vocal confidence: exploring melody, rhythm, discovering your natural voice, ways to help if you’re not an experienced singer.
3. Finding your own way of approaching a musical accompaniment, and your own take on the subject matter.
4. Music improv as a natural extension of scenic work: exploring character, location, story, etc. to create rich and interesting songs.
5. Ensemble singing: Listening, watching, taking turns, coming to a chorus, intro to harmony singing.
6. Rhyming exercises and games such as Irish Drinking Song and Hoedown.
Date: June 4, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:30
Location: 5700 6th Ave S Suite 109 Seattle 98108
Maximum Students: 16
Cost: $140.00
Prerequisite: Improv 200 or equivalent of by permission of the Education Director.
Here's what people who've taken our workshops have to say:
“I was blown away by how supportive and encouraging you both were. You've made me feel better about myself as an improviser as a whole, not just musical improv.”
- Heather D, Toronto, ON
“I had a great time and learned a bunch at the same time. You and Rick quickly put the class at ease and whamm-o we were singing like champs!” - Andy R. Aurora, IL
“What a great teaching team! Within the first two hours, we learned how to advance scenes with song; built confidence and had fun…lots of it.” – Gerry Orton, Monterey, CA
BIO:
Laura has taught Music Improv Workshops all over the U.S. and Canada.
Laura Hall is best known as the improvisational pianist and Musical Director on the hit TV show, “Whose Line is it Anyway”, which ran for eight years on ABC with Drew Carey hosting, then 12 more on the CW Network, with Aisha Tyler hosting.
While at The Second City, Laura was Musical Director and Composer for the Jeff Award-winning E.T.C. revue, “Channel This”. Laura has toured with “Drew Carey and the Improv All-Stars”, and is currently on the road with “Whose Live Anyway”. She has played with iO Chicago and iO West, The Annoyance Theater, Theatresports, Comedy Sports, The Improv Institute and “Opening Night: The Improvised Musical!”
Laura has created “Improv Karaoke”, which are fully produced tracks for singers to improvise with. She’s also co-written a book to teach musicians how to do what she does, “The Improv Comedy Musician: The Ultimate Guide to Playing Music with an Improv Group. For a deeper dive she offers an online course, “A Musician’s Guide to Improv Comedy”.
To find out more about Laura, visit www.laurahall.com
