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IMPROCISES
Improvisational exercises
Compiled nad originated by John Webber

for Wendy Callear and Wykeham House School and the PNMO/COMA Ensemble

THE HIPPOSAURUS
The Hipposaurous was quite opposed
To stepping upon anyone’s toes,
So when they asked if she would dance
She politely said “no thank you”.		 It’s really not fair
It’s not that I don’t care
But your feet are so small
And if I should trip or fall...”
Intended for non-hipposauri, this database is an invitation to the dance.
 
SILENCE, LOST AND FOUND

The Claribone
Has a wondrous tone
‘Tis famed throughout the galaxy
But if you think ‘tis made of bone
That, my friend, ‘tis a fallacy

Adamantine are its keys
Hard as brass its bell
And when it sings
Between the trees
It leaves you in its spell

The Bassinet
I would bet
Is as loud as a Hoot
And as gentle as a Flurn
And big, to boot

So when it’s your turn
Choose something likkle
Like the MiniPickle
Like the Ocaroon
That plays a friendly toon

I once played the Oboeina
Twice I blew the Trumpetina
I even plucked the Banjolin
With the head of a safety-pin

The Trumparound
Has a wondrous sound
‘Twas famed when I was a youth
But now I’m grow-nish
I’ve only one wish
Silence, lost and found