You don’t have to be a great singer to make sounds here, because you’re playing a character who happens to be in a choir! 

Ever wanted to experience the joy of musical improv with the support of a full room behind you? Let’s literally form a chorus where the entire class acts as a vocal ensemble singing together backed by live piano. You can even step up to be the conductor if you want! 

Using musical group games, you’ll work toward getting many voices singing at the exact same time. You’ll learn exercises like building stacked chords one by one, moving through chord progressions, and simultaneous group singing. If you don’t know what any of that means yet, you absolutely will by the time you’re finished. 

You’ll leave knowing games like Hymn of the Humble, Swarm Trio, When the Saints Go Marching In, and more. Plus, all the games are published on musicalimprov.org so you can play them later with your friends and family or run your own improv choir workshop. 

The improv choir is tailored for all skill levels, from absolute beginners who want a low-pressure way to try musical improv, to advanced improvisers looking to build trust with an ensemble.

Brian E. Young (he/him), Casey Watts (he/him), and Alexa Sciuto (any pronouns). Music is for everyone! We’re Baltimore-based improvisers behind the three-person musical improv team The Tritones, where we all play piano. For both Baltimore Improv Group and Highwire Improv, we’re among the co-creators and facilitators of their musical improv curriculums which we’ve also presented in Philadelphia and at the Chautauqua Institution. In 2017, we launched the monthly workshops that grew into the peer-led organization Baltimore Musical Improv. Since 2016, we’ve performed throughout Maryland and at the Del Close Marathon and the New York Musical Improv Festival with teams like Bad Karaoke Experience and Unofficial. Our focus is always on creating an accepting and supportive environment where players can safely experience music without judgment.