Musical Improv

Do you love musical improv? Are you intrigued about what makes it so special? Do you want to dive deeper into the Musical Theatre Improv world?

Under the guidance of a professional musician, a classically trained Musical Theatre singer and a freestyle rapper you can and will learn how to musically improvise to a higher level and receive feedback from active professionals in their fields. We believe that musicality in improv is something everyone can learn and improve to elevate their Musical Improv practice. Maintaining a focus on musical theater as a whole harmonic medium, we will work on the songs that always support the scenes and scenes that always support the story in an organic and stylistic manner.

At the end of the workshop you will know your voice better, understand the genre and musicality aspect of Musical Improv and have a bigger toolbox to be able to make richer musical textures and effects, including vocal technique, harmonization & vocal/percussive layering.

Lee Apsey has been performing and teaching across Europe and Asia for 8 years since coming into improv from a background in screenwriting and film production. He is a co-founder of CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation: a five star show that has consistently sold out the Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton Fringe and its London home at the Museum of Comedy for over half a decade. He is also the co-director of timeline-hopping musical Multiverse and performs as part of live hip hop show Slice of Rhyme.

David Rees is a pianist and composer who loves playing for improvised theatre. He has played at shows and festivals around the UK and beyond with groups including Multiverse, Music Box, Bumper Blyton and Yes Queens. He studied music at Cambridge University and now lives and works in London, UK.

Emma Wessleus is an Improviser, Vocalist & Comedian. She has studied Opera at Stockholm Operastudios, Classical Singing at Amsterdam Conservatory and Musical Theatre at Associated studios in London. She's an experienced Improviser and comedian, a former main cast member of easylaughs and a co-founder of the show Your Flaws: The Improvised Musical.