This advanced workshop is designed for those with a basic understanding of musical improv who want to take their emotional depth to the next level. We’ll explore how to use music to connect with the internal emotions and motivations of your characters, grounding your scenes in vulnerability. By tapping into your character’s emotional landscape, you'll learn how to express complex feelings through song, using music to elevate pivotal moments. The workshop will challenge you to deepen your emotional range, creating powerful, authentic songs that resonate with both solo and ensemble work. By the end, you'll be confidently weaving emotional vulnerability into your musical improv scenes.

Prerequisite: Some musical improv experience – at least one level of classes preferred.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Ralph Krumins has been an improviser for over 20 years, and has spent the latter half of them music directing longform musical improv around Florida and across the country. He has been/is the music director for national and international musical troupes including Four First Names, Playback UCF, SAK Comedy Lab, Murphy Bed Surprise, Limboland, Solovela, and more.  In 2023, Ralph created the solo improv show Ivories Guy, which takes true-life stories from audience members and transforms them into fully improvised heartfelt songs on the spot. He debuted the show at the 2023 Countdown Improv Festival, and has performed it at the Palm Beach Improv Festival, the O-Town Improv Festival, and right here at The Commodore.