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Musical Improv Games - Favourite Things

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Good for:

Concentration.  Keeping calm when everything has fallen apart.

Method:

  • All sing through the verse/chorus of "Favourite things" to familiarise players with the tune
  • Each line will be improvised by each player in turn
  • Player 1 thinks of a category and sings things in that category, eg Fruit
  • Player 1 - "Apples and lemons and strawberries and plums"
  • Player 2 recognises the category and sings more things, the last of which rhymes!
  • Player 2 - "Bananas and pears and peaches shaped like bums"
  • Player 3 Sets up the next player to rhyme with the category...
  • Player 3 - "Anyone can eat them, wimps or brutes"
  • Player 4 completes the rhyme...
  • Player 4 - "These are a few of my favourite fruits"
  • Player 5 sings something that goes wrong with that thing
  • Player 5 - "When the core rots"
  • Player 6 does the same
  • Player 6 - "When they're squishy"
  • Player 7 same (they could set up a bad word for Player 8 if they are super-charged)
  • Player 7 - "When they fall on your head"
  • Player 8 sings two lines and rhymes
  • Player 8 - "I simply remember my favourite fruits, and then I don't end up dead"
  • All congratulate themselves about whatever just happened 

Tips:

  • You cannot control what other players are doing.  They will get everything wrong.  Try not to stare disapprovingly at them, rather just give them your focus and wait.
  • Some people's brains can do this, others just can't.  We are all different thank goodness.
  • If you happen to be in a group where everybody can achieve this ridiculous exercise then congratulations, you win Improv.
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