Music Conservatory

The Musical Improv Program is for improvisers who love creating musical scenes, and are excited to use music in their comedy career. Students who complete this program will graduate with a deeper understanding of musical improv, approached in it’s many forms – in game play, narrative, and written work.

Music Conservatory Auditions

Musical Improv Conservatory Auditions

The Musical Improv Program is for improvisers who love creating musical scenes, and are excited to use music in their comedy career. The Second City uses songs and musical improv on all of it’s stages, and learning how to do it is a lot of fun! Students who complete…

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Music Conservatory Program

Musical Improv Conservatory 1

This level will explore Musical Improv through game play and scenic forms. Skills covered will include commitment, fearless vocal choices, song structures and rhyming. There are two performance opportunities at this level. Must pass audition for acceptance into this program….

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Musical Improv Conservatory 2

Students will continue to deepen and expand previous skills learned, using short narratives and longer forms. Points of concentration will be on creating and identifying moments of song, group work, and improvising musical forms. There are two performance opportunities at this level; an audition to enter the advanced Levels 3-5…

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Musical Improv Conservatory 3

As the ensemble understands the arc of a narrative, students will play with longer forms, and begin to build their own forms. Improvised musical theater to accomplish parody and satire will be explored….

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Musical Improv Conservatory 4

Looking ahead to the professional stage, this level focuses on excellence in game play; building simple and repeatable forms using an audience suggestion; re-improvisation and lyric writing from pitches; styles and genres, and stamina….

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Musical Improv Conservatory 5

This final level culminates in a run of graduation shows. Classes focus on creating and choosing material for a musical variety show….

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