Who needs to warm up before performances? Prepare for Learning Who needs to warm up before performances? How do they do it? How does it work?
Learning Objectives All will be able to give reasons for the need to warm up and identify different vocal warm ups. Most be able to explain the need to warm up & give a good description of a variety of warm ups saying how each helps to prepare the body. This should also link to their own working practise. Some will be able to give a thorough explanation of why and how to warm up the voice with links to professionals and how they will apply this to their own working practise.
Larynx (voice box) New Information
New Information P = Lips - Purse & sudden rush of air B = Lips - same but has voice behind it T = Tongue & Teeth - tongue meets teeth D = Tongue & Teeth - as ‘t’ but with voice Lips Teeth & Tongue New Information
BREATHING RESONANCE OPEN UP VOICE ARTICULATION Construct new Meaning BREATHING RESONANCE Stretch & posture to breath deep - CORE? Hold & slow/fast breaths & feel movement Hiss / S sound Hum & bang/massage/shake through body Relax on floor - Z sound Sirens – look down then raise head. Project OPEN UP VOICE Stretch & connect ribs ARTICULATION Yawn to stretch throat & body Ha slides – keep throat open Loosen face muscles - toffee, lion, lemon, raspberries, & massage. Mee Moo Pee Poo Lee Loo Tongue – move around, Tttttt, roll, HiYaYa. YoYa. GaGaGa. Kaaaaaaa
Apply to Demonstrate Tongue Twisters Red lorry Yellow lorry If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose? If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?" She sells seashells by the seashore Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter’s bitter If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter But a bit of better butter will make my batter better So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter
PORTFOLIO = Evidence of skills development Review PORTFOLIO = Evidence of skills development For every session, you need to include the following: What exercises did you do? What was the point of them? How did you develop your knowledge/understanding/skills? How can you use it in the future to improve your skills & performance? How do professionals use it in the Performing Arts industry. What can you learn from them and use in your own working practise? Remember to check your work against the criteria
Contextual Understanding of Work Related aspects Skills Development Contextual Understanding of Work Related aspects Evaluation of own & others work Depending on what you write and the level of detail, one write up could include all of the above criteria and therefore be worth lots of marks. Thorough = A*/A/B Good = B/C Reasonable = C/D
All will be able to give reasons for the need to warm up and identify different vocal warm ups. Most be able to explain the need to warm up & give a good description of a variety of warm ups saying how each helps to prepare the body. This should also link to their own working practise. Some will be able to give a thorough explanation of why and how to warm up the voice with links to professionals and how they will apply this to their own working practise. Review