Musical Improv Games - Charity Song
Good for:
Singing structure in a group. Singing in different vocal styles.
Method:
- Up to 8 Players stand in a semicircle around an imagined microphone hanging from the ceiling
- A fake and ridiculous charity is discovered through suggestions
- Player 1 speaks a heartfelt introduction over the music
- Player 2 sings the first two lines of the verse1 (AA)
- Player 3 sings the last two lines of the verse1 (BB)
Player 4 sings a simple and strident chorus - Player 5 sings the first two lines of verse 2
- Player 6 sings the last two lines of verse 2
- All sing chorus
- Player 7 raps a verse on their own
- All sing acapella (without backing music) chorus
- All sing chorus with Maria Carey-esque vocal wailing from Player 8
- Key change and final chorus
Tips:
- Pick a celebrity singer and try to be as much like them as possible
- There is no limit to your commitment
- One hand to your 'headphones' and lean into the mic