2. SINGING IS MORE FUN WHEN YOUR VOICE IS IN GOOD SHAPE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER: TO IMPROVE YOUR TONE QUALTIY TO KEEP UP YOUR ENERGY FOR SINGING TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SING FOR A LONG TIME TO KEEP YOUR VOICE HEALTHY “ Music is a gift that can be shared by all people.”

3. PRACTICE GOOD SINGING POSTURE DURING EVERY REHEARSAL. LOOK GOOD & SOUND GOOD! CHECK THESE AREAS: Head Level Backbone straight Balanced from front to back (not leaning) Legs slightly apart Balanced from side to side AS YOU INHALE THROUGH YOUR NOSE, FEEL YOUR STOMACH EXPAND KEEP YOUR SHOULDERS DOWN AS YOUR LUNGS EXPAND WITH AIR.

4. BREATH QUIETLY THROUGH YOUR NOSE. A DEEP BREATH WILL RELAX YOUR BODY. KEEP AIR MOVING SMOOTHLY FORWARD TO CREATE A GOOD TONE QUALITY. USE YOUR STOMACH MUSCLES TO CONTROL AIR PRESSURE. PUSH OUT SLIGHTLY WITH YOUR STOMACH AS YOU STEADILY RELEASE THE AIR. CONTINUE TO SING RIGHT TO THE END OF EACH NOTE. LET YOUR VOICE FILL THE ROOM WITH SOUND DURING EACH NOTE.

5. Bell Ringer 4 Write 3 sentences about the Video “Whacky Do Re Mi” Include a least one musical term in each sentence.

6. Bell Ringer 5 Write 5 sentences total. Include facts from each of the first 4 Bell Ringers. Turn in your Choir Log (spiral notebook ) to Mrs. Gifford for a grade for the first interim.

7. OPEN YOUR MOUTH NORTH/SOUTH TO LET SOUND COME OUT FREELY. YOU TONE IS MUCH BETTER WHEN IT IS NOT MUFFLED BY A HALF- CLOSED MOUTH. THINK OF A VOWEL AS A CIRCLE OF SOUND. FEEL STOMACH EXPAND AS YOU BREATHE IN. SHOULDERS SHOULD STAY RELAXED AND DOWN. FEEL THE BEAT OF THE SONG MOVING STEADILY INSIDE YOUR BODY AS YOU SING.

8. AS YOU INHALE, IMAGINE THE FIRST PITCH IN YOUR MIND. BREATHE IN THE FIRST PITCH. THEN SING OUT THE PITCH PERFECTLY IN TUNE. FOCUS ON THE AIR FULL OF OXYGEN AROUND YOU. BREATHE DEEPLY BEFORE EACH LONG PHRASE. FEEL THE ENERGY FROM THE OXYGEN AS YOU SING. KEEP YOUR HEAD POSITON LEVEL.

9. Bell Ringer 8 Why study music? Write 3 sentences on why you think it is important to study music. Use complete sentences.

10. KEEP YOUR ELBOWS SLIGHTLY FORWARD AS YOU HOLD YOUR MUSIC. KEEP YOUR RIB CAGE RAISED AS YOU SING. KEEP YOUR BREATHE MOVING. IF YOU START TO GO FLAT, INCREASE THE ENERGY IN YOUR VOICE. VOCAL ENERGY KEEPS THE TONES UP. KEEP YOU CHECKS LIFTED AND SMILE.

11. WHEN YOU SING LONG NOTES, KEEP THE TUNING PERFECTLY EVEN BY KEEPING THE AIR PRESSURE STEADY. TUNE WITH OTHER SINGERS. BLEND WITH THE CHOIR. WHEN SINGING FORTE AND PIANO, IMAGINE YOUR MOUTH SHAPED INTO A LARGE CIRCLE.