Workshop: Studio I (All Request Radio)

Learn how you can create everyone’s new favourite made up song!

A primer session in musical (lyrical, vocal) improvisation to get anyone singing on stage as part of an ensemble

Studio I - Create everyone's new favourite made up song All Request Radio "Playing your favourite made up songs" Images of The Velvet Duke mid-song performance (Curtis Perry)
  • Singing: for non-singers and other performers
  • Defining: creating/supporting a shared chorus
  • Committing: declaring and exploring “strong point-of-view” verses
  • Team building: listening to each other and the music, and being present with each others ideas across pitch, tempo, and emotional energy

In this introductory musical improvisational workshop, Velvet will patiently guide you past anxiety and uncertainty, so you can give voice to your Shower Swagger

Suitable for: Anxious singers, people new to musical improvisation, or its been a gosh long while since you performed a musical song | Duration: 120 minutes | Capacity: 4 (minimum) 20 (maximum)

Photo: Curtis Perry Photo (IG: @_curtisperry)

“If you are terrified of musical Improv, and ever have the opportunity to take this workshop I highly recommend it”

“Velvet is a fantastic talented and patient instructor who makes you feel safe to step outside of your comfort zone”

“A masterful welcoming safe creative space, well structured and insightful from the start to the end”

Ottawa Improv Jamboree inaugural Studio I performer show