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Teaching Musical Improv 1 at The Second City Los Angeles
Musical Improv Level 1 with Michael Pollock
This is me, Michael, writing about my class…I haven’t been available to teach a weekly series for some time, and am especially eager to do this one. We will have a culminating performance at the conclusion of the term, so you can show off your new skills!
When you’ve completed these classes you will know how to:
- Sing along with improvised accompaniment
- Build a song in numerous ways, using “building blocks”
- Improvise songs as a soloist and with 2-3 other singers
- Create rhymes in the easiest, smartest ways
- Make up a song that is entertaining and funny Read on
“Celebration Roundup and Barbecue Show” Commercial Shoot at Disneyland
Hey, I had a great time doing a commercial shoot at Disneyland this week. One of my fellow musical performers was Raeleen Juliano, who sings beautifully and is a mistress of ceremonies extraordinaire. With no apparent effort, she makes every audience fall in love with her, like, instantly. I’ve never seen anyone take the stage with more poise and genuine warmth. She’s a treasure. Denny Moynahan was our guitarist, and he’s great too – excellent good-ol’-boy player and singer. Along with the musical skill, he brings non-stop good cheer and humor to a show. He’s always making up goofball lyrics about audience members, strolling through the crowd from target to target. It’s impossible not to smile while he’s doing his thing.
Also onstage with us, live and in person: Jessie the yodelin’ cowgirl, Sheriff Woody and his fearless steed, Bullseye. For the shoot we all worked together to present excerpts from the Celebration Roundup and Barbecue Show at Big Thunder Ranch. Read on
