List of Games #14 with focus on singing

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The goal is to be confident singing improvised lyrics in front of strangers. No singing technics are teached on these games. If you want to sing the right tones, you have to take a singing course.

Because only simple rhythms are needed, every player can bring percussion instruments and play during the games.

• Hotspot / Singing circle: Everyone is standing in a circle. One player goes to the centre and starts singing a famous song, then the group repeats. When he gets stuck, someone rescues him by replacing him in the middle of the circle and singing a new song. The moderator has to try to keep the energy high and intervene if none goes to the centre. After a while, the circle makes a rhythm with the body and the player in the centre has to invent the lyrics to that rhythm. Afterwards he will be rescued by new players who will invent new lyrics which may lead to a change in the pace of the rhythm.

• Chorus singing: Four player are stading on the stage and the audience names a word and an object they want to hear in the song. A musician start a rhythm with 2-3 chords and after a while one of the players has to invent an easy chorus. This chorus is repeated 2-3 times so everyone remembers it. Then each player has to invent a short verse and sing in front of the other three players. After each verse he goes back building a chorus with the other player and the sing the chorus
• Solo singing: One player is stading on the stage and the audience names a word and an object they want to hear in the song. A musician start a rhythm with 2-3 chords and after a while the player has to invent an easy chorus. This chorus is repeated 2-3 times so everyone remembers it. Then the player starts inventing verses which tell a story. When he doesn't know how to continue, he sing the chorus with the audience
• Sounds like a song
• Blind musical
• Blues Jam
• Balladeer 1
• Balladeer 2
• Bartender
• Word at a time Song
• CD Shop: the seller and customer must have a clear goal on the scene

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