Making Musical Improv Work Remotely

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While improv has made huge efforts to get online during the global pandemic in either Zoom or podcast form, musical improv has extra barriers to overcome with the technology. And yet, musical improv classes and podcasts are still running. How?

Technical solutions and using the skills they have as musical improvisers have meant musical improv may be hampered by Covid 19, but it’s finding ways to adapt. This episode you will hear from a variety of musical improvisers who have made things work in one way or another online.

Check out our guests online:

Jessica McKenna and Zach Reno do a hilarious musical podcast!

Off Book: The Improvised Musical Podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/show/off-book/

Dan Moser does improv sketch comedy and freestyle rapping Alberta

Check out https://goodimprov.com/ for more and check them out on Facebook facebook.com/GoodImprov/ 

Pippa Evans from The Showstoppers / BBC Radio 4 can be found online here: http://www.pippaevans.com/

You can see the whole of the wonderful Alternative Eurovision that The Showstoppers produced here: https://youtu.be/vjij0W75Y2k - the show raised over £7500 for The Care Workers Charity - please consider watching their show and donating to this wonderful charity here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/the-showstoppers 

Robin Rothman from The Magnet Theatre and New York Musical Improv Festival has announced that the festival may be moving online. You can keep up with developments here: nymif.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nymif/

You can follow her character Trudy Charmichael and find details of her shows here: https://www.facebook.com/SongstressTrudyCarmichael/

Host Lloydie James Lloyd performs with the musical Nottingham Improv group Rhymes Against Humanity.

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