Vocal warm-ups are exercises that prepare the voice for specific activities such as singing or acting. Though scientific data doesn't really convince one of the benefits of it, vocal warm-up exercises are still performed by many as a way of warming up their voice before use. Personally, we feel the difference when we warm up our voices before we sing or even teach a class.
In the world of acting, a vocal warm up can help with line memorization, speech, pronunciation, enunciation and even accents and dialects. A singer may use vocal warm ups to help with moving through the different singing registers needed to perform their material. Warm ups can also help with breath awareness and in some cases can help release the tension nervousness can …show more content…
They loved the different sounds this activity allowed them to make and though for some of our students one or two activities posed to be a challenge, the overall enthusiasm toward this activity was still high! For us, it was great to be able to teach our students something foundational with a different twist. Our students managed to find the fun in the difficulties they faced and really found themselves within the activity. They found a way to make it work for them and as educators we think allowing them the opportunity to do that encouraged them to appreciate this activity even more.
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If you are looking for a rain themed, vocal warm up activity then watch our video. You will be able to see what we came up with and how it was executed. Some suggestions we have in order to make this more focused activity would be to ask your students to stand still with their legs hip width apart with and if possible place their hands by their sides and relax their shoulders. Another suggestion to would be to try this activity at varied speeds and sounds levels.
One last thing...We did this activity with our older students. If you are doing it with very young students make it more of a storytelling activity as they won't be able to do most of the tasks but will definitely respond to you in other ways. If adults are in the class with you then ask them to join
In the world of acting, a vocal warm up can help with line memorization, speech, pronunciation, enunciation and even accents and dialects. A singer may use vocal warm ups to help with moving through the different singing registers needed to perform their material. Warm ups can also help with breath awareness and in some cases can help release the tension nervousness can …show more content…
They loved the different sounds this activity allowed them to make and though for some of our students one or two activities posed to be a challenge, the overall enthusiasm toward this activity was still high! For us, it was great to be able to teach our students something foundational with a different twist. Our students managed to find the fun in the difficulties they faced and really found themselves within the activity. They found a way to make it work for them and as educators we think allowing them the opportunity to do that encouraged them to appreciate this activity even more.
So...
If you are looking for a rain themed, vocal warm up activity then watch our video. You will be able to see what we came up with and how it was executed. Some suggestions we have in order to make this more focused activity would be to ask your students to stand still with their legs hip width apart with and if possible place their hands by their sides and relax their shoulders. Another suggestion to would be to try this activity at varied speeds and sounds levels.
One last thing...We did this activity with our older students. If you are doing it with very young students make it more of a storytelling activity as they won't be able to do most of the tasks but will definitely respond to you in other ways. If adults are in the class with you then ask them to join