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Physical and Vocal Warm-ups

Physical Warm-ups. Keeps your muscles from getting pulled or strainedKeeps you from getting crampsKeeps you from messing up with blocking or actionHelps to keep you warm and energized!!. Vocal Warm-ups. Keeps the voice from getting hurt or you from losing your voiceYou will sound better Will project your voice betterLess likely to stumble over lines and the audience will be able to understand what you are saying and doing.

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Physical and Vocal Warm-ups

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    1. Physical and Vocal Warm-ups

    3. Vocal Warm-ups Keeps the voice from getting hurt or you from losing your voice You will sound better Will project your voice better Less likely to stumble over lines and the audience will be able to understand what you are saying and doing

    4. Examples of Physical Warm-ups Rolling Head Rolling Shoulders Roll Body Down Stretch up as High as You Can Stretch Legs and Arms Standing on Toes (balance) BOING! (energy)

    5. Examples of Vocal Warm-ups BIG FACE and small face Rolling your Tongue IN your Mouth Stretching Tongue OUTSIDE your Mouth Open Mouth W I D E and Closing it Projection Exercises Tongue Twisters—To be said slowly and clearly. They are meant to help you speak better

    6. Starting Warm-ups Begin in a circle, everyone facing inward Breath in 3 times—deep breathes Dominos First with just NOISE Then with MOVEMENT and NOISE Finally with just MOVEMENT Counting with ENERGY and EMOTION (counting in the circle)

    7. Consonants Pronounce the sounds of the hard consonants clearly as a group… D, L, K, C, P, N

    8. ‘Round the Rough ‘Round the rough and rugged rock the ragged rascal ran. (Repeat several times, possibly in different tones, volumes and accents)

    9. Toy Boat TOY BOAT (Repeat several times, possibly in different tones, volumes and accents)

    10. To Sit… To sit in solemn silence in a dull dark dock In a pestilential prison with a life long lock Awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block.

    11. Whether the Weather Whether the weather be cold, Whether the weather be hot, We’ll be together, whatever the weather Whether we like it or not!

    12. Red Leather… Red Leather, Yellow Leather… (Repeat 10 times and then switch) Yellow Leather, Red Leather… (Repeat 10 times)

    13. Rubber Baby Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers (Repeat several times)

    14. Quarter till Two At a quarter till two at two today, a quarter till two at two, A thing distinctly hard to say, yet harder still to do. With a beat a tat-too at a minute till two, And a rat-a-tat-tat-a-tat-tat-a-tat-too. And the dragon will come when he hears the drum at a quarter till two, at two today, At a quarter till two, till two.

    15. Unique New York Unique New York, Unique New York. You know you need Unique New York. (Repeat several times)

    16. Russian Wrist Watch Russian Wrist Watch (Repeat several times. Make sure you pronounce all sounds clearly. Use different tones.)

    17. Kinky Cookie Kinky Cookie (Repeat several times. Make sure you pronounce all sounds clearly. Use different tones.)

    18. The Vowels (aka AEIOU!) (Loudly and Actively) A E I O U (Quietly and Calmly making the Y with your arms) And Sometimes Y! (This is both a physical and vocal warm-up)

    19. YES/NO Approach a person in the circle and say “YES” to them—that is all you may say. You are making a statement to them. Make sure you put character into your statement. The person will then respond “NO” in character with emotion. The s/he will move on to another person with a “YES”. “Yes”s and “No”s should be different. Establish ca connection and get a response. Use emotion in what you say. Once you have approached someone, you will sit in their spot on the floor.

    20. BOING! In lines IN CHARACTER— Jump 8 times to each side. Jump 4 times to each side. Jump 2 times to each side. Jump 1 time to each side. When you get back to the front, jump up and shout BOING!

    21. Shake Out! In the circle, facing counter-clockwise IN CHARACTER— Shake each limb (right arm/hand, left arm/hand, right leg/foot, left arm/food) FIVE TIMES. Then FOUR times. THREE times. TWO time. ONE time. The jump and say BOING!!

    22. Controlled Breathing Physical and Vocal Warm-up For speaking long lines Physical Activities Relaxation!

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