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	Affinity Records
		In a world where we are bombarded with negative images, the ‘Power of Positive Music™ is a series of CDs and concert performances that are meant to inspire, motivate and bring positive feelings to the listener or audience.
		Harold Payne is a well travelled performing songwriter with extensive credits including over 100 recordings by artists, ranging from Patti LaBelle to Rod Stewart to long time collaborator, Bobby Womack.
		A trio of magnificently talented individuals; Clydene Jackson (vocals, keyboards), Harold Payne (vocals, guitar) and Oliver C. Brown (percussion).
	affinityrecords.com (204 words)

	{NMN} New Music Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Harold and his lovely wife, Gladys, have resided in New Smyrna Beach since 1977 in a house built by Harold's father, who, while also being a musician, was a builder.
		Harold says he's been in show business almost all of his adult life and remembers his hitch in the U.S. Army as a memorable part of his career performing at the piano.
		Harold's first solo recital was performed when he was 14 years old, and his first New York recital occurred a year later.
	www.clearchannelnewmusicnetwork.com /artist/theharoldblanchardtrio (1371 words)

	Impatient Theatre Co. \| "Do I Have to Start in Level 1?" \| +1 416-238-7337 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Much of this is based in improvisation taught from a perspective that there are a certain set of "improv rules" that, should you follow, will lead to good improv.
		As a result, improvisers tend to enter scenes with an inherent set of insecurities that, should they do a negotiation, transaction or teaching scene, or maybe ask a question, they have broken a "rule" and somehow failed.
		Expectations in improvisation, and the resulting "failure" come solely from the instructor's idea of what he or she would have done with the scene, how he or she would have "written" it.
	www.longform.ca /classes/whylevel1.php (1094 words)

	Impatient Theatre Co. \| Harold Teams \| +1 416-238-7337
		Harold teams are groups of improvisers, setup by the Impatient Theatre Co., that perform the company's signature improv form, the Harold.
		The Harold is a longform improv format developed by Del Close and Charna Halpern at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago.
		For example, if the suggestion is "palindrome", the Harold that the team performs might itself resemble the structure of a palindrome, ending in a very similar manner to which it began.
	www.longform.ca /teams/harold.php (270 words)

	Improv and Method Acting
		Improvisational Theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of theatre in which the actors perform spontaneously, without a script.
		Shortform improvisation (often referred to simply as shortform) is an approach to improvisational theater and improvisational comedy consisting of a series of games or structures that each encompass a single scene, with no narrative relationship to prior or subsequent scenes.
		Longform improvisation, often referred to simply as longform, is an approach to improvisational theater and improvisational comedy consisting of one or more scenes which are connected by a narrative thread or theme.
	method.vtheatre.net /improv.html (4555 words)

	IDEAS IN FOOD: The Art of Improvisation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Improvisation and experimentation in the kitchen by Chefs Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot.
		Funny point is her approach to improvisation closely mirrors our approach in the kitchen; yes we do speak of culinary improvisation though it is validating to read someone else's well developed principles.
		It is interesting to note that in order to improvise we must first have a rock solid base of not only fundamentals, but ingredient combinations and a knowledge of their inner self.
	ideasinfood.typepad.com /ideas_in_food/the_art_of_improvisation/index.html (3435 words)

	Smith College: News
		This extended form of comedy improvisation seeks to create order out of chaos while waxing comedic on a theme suggested by the audience.
		The “Harold” -- so named at the suggestion of one of the actors who pioneered the technique -- was created in the 1960s by Del Close, director of Second City, the renowned comedy group in Chicago that launched the careers of John Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Myers and others.
		“The actors improvise three rounds of scenes and by the third round have to connect all the scenes at some level into an exciting climax and resolution.
	www.smith.edu /news/2002/harold.html (386 words)

	Biography of Harold W. Friedell - 1905 - 1958
		Harold Friedell served on the faculty of the Juilliard School of Music, the Guilmont Organ School, and for many years following the second world war, he taught composition at the Union Theological Seminary School of Sacred Music.
		Harold Friedell was noted for his exceptional Hymn playing and his masterful improvisations performed on an extraordinary Aeolian-Skinner organ of five manuals.
		Harold Friedell was awarded the Fellowship of the American Guild of Organists, as well as The Fellowship of Trinity College, London.
	www.pinehillmusic.com /HTML/biography.html (457 words)

	Collection Anime: Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation - $12.74 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The "Harold" is a form of competitive improv involving six or seven players.
		The "Harold" is a fun way tо "loosen up" and learn to think quickly, build continuity, develop сhаrасtеrizаtiоns and sharpen humor.
		Using the "Harold" made you grow in leaps and bounds in terms of уоur own creative thinking аs well as learning how your fellow performers tended to think.
	www.collection-anime.com /tovar31353636303830303337.html (736 words)

	Harold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Harold ends as the fish parents get eaten by the cat, happy to have saved their children.
		A better name for Harold might have been "Variations and Theme" (since the theme is clearest at the end).
		Ultimately, the Harold is about discovering a truth and seeing it from many angles.
	greenlightwiki.com /improv/Harold (1501 words)

	Letters to the Editor - Improv Review . . . because improv is art, dammit.
		I respectfully disagree with the idea that the Harold is flawed as a form.
		The quality of the improvisation depends on the basic listening, reacting and yes anding of the players.
		It was very hard for them when the more experienced players would hot dog, play for laughs, not listen, plan and deny their way through the evening.
	www.improvreview.com /oped/oped008.htm (676 words)

	The HAROLD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		is a form of improvisational theater, or "improv", developed by famous Chicago improv director Del Close (1934-1999).
		As you may be aware, the Harold is a difficult form of improv.
		Her book, Improvisation for the Theater (1963), an impressive collection of theater games, is the basis for modern improv.
	www.columbia.edu /~cjh2011/klaritin/harold.html (819 words)

	Harold Danko : New Autumn - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		By 1995, pianist Harold Danko had led the same quartet for several years and his musicians had really mastered and grown into Danko's complex originals.
		Danko and tenor saxophonist Rich Perry (both of whom had developed fairly original voices) often sound as if they are thinking alike during this CD and their mutual intuitiveness is a vital element in interpreting the tricky and constantly surprising music; bassist Scott Colley and drummerer Jeff Hirshfield are quite alert in support.
		The dividing line between composition and improvisation on some of the less conventional songs is sometimes difficult to find and there are many occasions where the lead voices (and sometimes all four musicians) are soloing together or at least freely commenting on each other's flights.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,240303,00.html (211 words)

	Somnambule ~ Feature ~ Harold Budd ~ And Then He Slipped Away
		Harold Budd proves reluctant to resolve the contradiction.
		Many of those previously unfamiliar with Harold Budd may have encountered his resonant, rich and strange piano music through one of a host of collaborations and working associations.
		When asked whether he’s happy with the designation, he doesn’t mince words: “I think it's a preposterous and juvenile term.” Such frustration, although unusual in light of the relaxed character revealed in interviews, can be attributed both to an unwillingness to be so lazily categorised and for the term’s pejorative undertones.
	www.eleventhvolume.com /reviews/features/files/harold_budd.html (2077 words)

	articles_history.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Ancient improvisation can be traced back to the beginnings of theatre itself when Thespis stepped away from the Greek chorus and did what no other actor had done before…spoke extemporaneously.
		Viola Spolin believed that improvisation should always be referred to as “playing games.” This, she thought, would keep the actor in the proper state of playfulness that is necessary for improvisation.
		The Harold involves a series of scenes, whether two-person or group, based on a single suggestion from the audience, the entire structure lasts 20-45 minutes.
	www.stevierays.org /articles_history.html (2779 words)

	Amazon.ca: Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation: Books: Charna Halpern,Del Close,Kim "Howard" Johnson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The "Harold," an innovative improvisational tool, helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Chris Farley, George Wendt (Norm on "Cheers") and many other actors on the road to TV and film stardom.
		The "Harold" is a fun way to "loosen up" and learn to think quickly, build continuity, develop characterizations and sharpen humor.
		The brain wave of three improv gurus, this book is a complete guide to improvisation for both novice and professional actors and comics.
	www.amazon.ca /Truth-Comedy-Improvisation-Charna-Halpern/dp/1566080037 (1037 words)

	Amazon.com: La Bella Vista: Music: Harold Budd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Minimalist composer Harold Budd is perhaps best known for his collaborations over time with Brian Eno, Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins, and Andy Partridge of XTC.
		Harold Budd is unique as an avant-garde pianist and composer who has earned critical respect and commercial success.
		Harold Budd has been writing and performing exquisite music over many, many years -you must listen to "Pavilion of Dreams" or "The Pearl," his collaborations with Brian Eno in the 70's, if you need proof- and although not incredibly prolific, each time what he has released has been worth the wait.
	www.amazon.com /Bella-Vista-Harold-Budd/dp/B0000CD5IA (887 words)

	Amazon.com: Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation: Books: Charna Halpern,Del Close,Kim Johnson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Improvisation for the Theater 3E: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques (Drama and Performance Studies) by Viola Spolin
		Harold is a form of improv unlike any that I've ever seen and participated in, and not to be glib, but it takes improv to the level of art.
		Using the "Harold" made you grow in leaps and bounds in terms of your own creative thinking as well as learning how your fellow performers tended to think.
	www.amazon.com /Truth-Comedy-Improvisation-Charna-Halpern/dp/1566080037 (1831 words)

	Improvisational comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure.
		Short form improvisation is performed around the world and is closely identified with the competitive improv formats of ComedySportz and Theatresports.
		Long form improvisation is performed around the world, and is especially widespread in Chicago, one of the most active communities of modern improvisational theatre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longform_improvisation (1024 words)

	Spontaneous Global Combustion :: Evening Shows
		On cue, the musician plays and the improviser or improvisers must create a song based on what was last said or done.
		Improvisers are trapped in purgatory and they have to sing their way out of hell!
		Harold is a jazz-like form incorporating scenes, games, and monologues to create an improvised collage inspired by a single word.
	www.impromelbourne.com.au /festival/shows.html (828 words)

	Harold Danko - Eastman School of Music
		Beginning his piano studies at the age of five, Harold became serious about pursuing a career in jazz at the age of fifteen when he commenced studies with Gene Rush in Youngstown, Ohio.
		Throughout the 90s Harold performed with and composed for his own quartet with Rich Perry (tenor saxophone), Scott Colley (bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums) and more recently a trio with Hirshfield and Michael Formanek (bass) with whom he has recorded a series of highly acclaimed CDs on the SteepleChase label.
		Harold's featured column, andquot;Solo Pianoandquot;, appeared in Keyboard Magazine for more than five years, and his keyboard improvisation method, the Illustrated Keyboard Series, is a widely used reference.
	www.esm.rochester.edu /faculty/?id=58 (394 words)

	Education Programs and Professional Development
		This 7-part workshop series uses an improvisation structure devised for performance (the “Harold”) as a platform for exploring and developing literacy concepts and skills.
		A Harold consists of an alternating series of theater games and improvisational scenes, all generated by a single word or concept suggested from the audience.
		Then through a process of guided improvisation they will “recreate” their interviewee by developing a monologue and “performing” it as that person.
	www.irondale.org /education/Edbochure4.htm (1174 words)

	Untitled Document
		The origins of the multi player "Harold" format, an alternative to the "theatre sports" nature of "Who's Line" and "Comedy Sportz", date back to the early 80's when is was developed by improv practitioner, Del Close, at the "Improv Olympic" theatre in Chicago.
		Now, many variations of the "Harold" are used in performance and for teaching the art of improvisation.
		Following the "opening" are three rounds of improvised scenes with each round consisting of three scenes.
	homepages.nyu.edu /~bvc202/tools.html (469 words)

	Harold (improvisation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Developed by Del Close and brought to fruition through Close's collaboration with Charna Halpern, Harold has become the signature form of Chicago's ImprovOlympic and is now performed by improvisational comedy troupes and teams across the world.
		It describes a "training wheels Harold" as three acts (or "beats"), each with three scenes and a group segment.
		The odd name came from a joke response to the question of what this format should be called, to which W.A. Mathieu suggested "Harold".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harold_(improvisation) (634 words)

	DSI Comedy Theater \| "Do I Have to Start in Level 1?" \| +1 919-338-8150
		There are specific techniques that we teach starting on Day 1 of Level 1 that are vital to the presentation of team-based improvisation.
		One reason is that you will be learning a completely different style of improvisation, an approach that may be strikingly different from the way improv has historically been taught outside of Chicago and New York.
		Some of our students have come to us after studying at other training centers for a while, but they still lack the confidence to attack every scene, to attack the stage with power and to be able to support their scene partner and team with gifts that come from a place of power.
	www.dsicomedytheater.com /classes/whylevel1.php (1086 words)

	Neutrino: Workshops
		Neutrino is proud to offer workshops in long-form improvisation, the Harold, basic improvised scene work, and improvising for the camera.
		In the last third of the workshop, Video Improvisation is explained and some short scenes are shot in the studio space.
		Created by Del Close at Improv Olympic in Chicago, the Harold is the mother of all long form pieces.
	www.neutrinonation.com /archives/2004/02/05/workshops.html (429 words)

	lila theatre - classes
		It treats improvisation as it ought to be treated, as legitimate and important theatre."
		The classes, taught by the innovative artists of Lila Theatre, are dedicated to helping students develop their artistic voice, both individually and within an ensemble.
		Whether you're a professional artist looking for incredible improvisational theatre technique, or an individual searching for a creative outlet, Lila Theatre gives you a safe space to learn, play, and connect in a joyful community.
	www.lilatheatre.com /classes.html (529 words)

	{ samadhisound.com } Harold Budd
		As in his music, he is completely committed to the current moment, the joy of discovery, the pleasure of wandering down a road with no expectation of where it might lead.
		Though his music doesn't resemble jazz in any traditional sense, Harold's dedication to improvisation is clearly cut from the same cloth, a by-product of his adolescent love for the form.
		In fact, Harold's new album, 'Avalon Sutra,' on David Sylvian's Samadhi Sound label is a complex work, with beautiful orchestrations.
	www.samadhisound.com /haroldbudd/texts/biography.html (498 words)

	Harold "Hal" Baquet: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		Picou started playing guitar when he was 14, took up clarinet the following year and was working professionally as early as 1894; he was part of the birth of jazz.
		Picou was flexible enough to work with both reading bands and those that featured improvisation; his piccolo solo on "High Society" (first devised while with the Tuxedo Brass Band and possibly based… Read More »
		Due to the difference of opinion between his followers (who claimed he was a brilliant stylist) and his detractors (who felt that his playing was worthless), Bunk Johnson was a controversial figure in the mid-'40s, when he made a most unlikely comeback.
	www.music.com /person/harold_baquet/1 (334 words)

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