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Nancy Howland Walker
Biography
Nancy Howland Walker is a full time SAG/AFTRA actor, writer, teacher and trainer who has been performing, teaching, directing, and producing improv since 1989. In Boston, she was the Artistic Director of TheatreSports and ImprovBoston (New England's longest running comedy troupe). In Chicago, she is the Executive Director of Chicago Improv Associates, which offers improv-based entertainment and corporate training.
Nancy’s specialty is musical improv. She has sung short-form musical improv games with ImprovBoston, the International Improvisational Theater League, TheatreSports, Just For Laughs, and the Disney Cruise Line. Nancy has also sung in long-form improvised musicals with ImprovBoston and the Free Associates (Divamatic, an improvised cabaret), and in 1998, Nancy created, produced, directed and performed in the critically acclaimed show MUSICAL! the musical, the country’s first two-act completely improvised modern Broadway style musical, which opened in 1998 at Chicago’s Royal George Theatre, and has had runs in Boston, Nashville and various theaters across the country.
Nancy has developed one-day, weekend, and full eight-week musical improv curricula for improv schools, troupes and festivals, and has taught the subject to packed classes all over the world.
Nancy’s specialty is musical improv. She has sung short-form musical improv games with ImprovBoston, the International Improvisational Theater League, TheatreSports, Just For Laughs, and the Disney Cruise Line. Nancy has also sung in long-form improvised musicals with ImprovBoston and the Free Associates (Divamatic, an improvised cabaret), and in 1998, Nancy created, produced, directed and performed in the critically acclaimed show MUSICAL! the musical, the country’s first two-act completely improvised modern Broadway style musical, which opened in 1998 at Chicago’s Royal George Theatre, and has had runs in Boston, Nashville and various theaters across the country.
Nancy has developed one-day, weekend, and full eight-week musical improv curricula for improv schools, troupes and festivals, and has taught the subject to packed classes all over the world.
Where to find Nancy Howland Walker online
Website: http://www.InstantSongwriting.com
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nancy-howland-walker/7/857/145
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nancy-howland-walker/7/857/145
Where to buy in print
Books
Instant Songwriting: Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva Part 4 (Diva Level)
by Nancy Howland Walker
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 23,210.
Language:
English.
Published: June 15, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Music » Instruction & Study - Composition, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Comedy
This is the fourth and final part to Instant Songwriting - the ultimate how-to book for musical improvisers and an excellent resource for songwriters. Nancy Howland Walker guides you with clear, logical and fun step-by-step exercises, from the very basics of putting a song together, to highly advanced song techniques. Musical tracks accompany each exercise so you can practice and master each step.
Instant Songwriting:Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva Part 3 (Distinguished Level)
by Nancy Howland Walker
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 15,290.
Language:
English.
Published: June 13, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Music » Instruction & Study - Composition, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Comedy
This is the third part to Instant Songwriting - the ultimate how-to book for musical improvisers and an excellent resource for songwriters. Nancy Howland Walker guides you with clear, logical and fun step-by-step exercises, from the very basics of putting a song together, to highly advanced song techniques. Musical tracks accompany each exercise so you can practice and master each step.
Instant Songwriting: Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva Part 2 (Decent Level)
by Nancy Howland Walker
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 11,200.
Language:
English.
Published: April 24, 2012
.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Music » Instruction & Study - Songwriting, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Instant Songwriting is the ultimate how-to book for musical improvisers and an excellent resource for songwriters. Nancy Howland Walker guides you with clear, logical and fun step-by-step exercises, from the very basics of putting a song together, to highly advanced song techniques. Musical tracks are included for each exercise – to accompany you as you practice and master each step along the way.
Instant Songwriting: Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva Part 1
by Nancy Howland Walker
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 13,970.
Language:
English.
Published: April 3, 2012
.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Music » Instruction & Study - Songwriting
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Instant Songwriting is the ultimate how-to book for musical improvisers and an excellent resource for songwriters. Nancy Howland Walker guides you with clear, logical and fun step-by-step exercises, from the very basics of putting a song together, to highly advanced song techniques. Musical tracks are included for each exercise – to accompany you as you practice and master each step along the way.