1. Warm Ups

2. Why use warm-ups? Change the group’s energy Bonding new groups Awakening / Developing skills Introducing ideas to be used in group work

3. Warm-ups should directly link to the main part of the lesson ……..There should be a natural flow into instrumental work

4. Different warm ups serve different purposes

5. Changing Energy or Posture Physical activities…  Stretching  Balance games  Body awareness exercises Focus activities  Focus on a sense / removal of a sense (closed eyes)  ‘Mind gym’ games (crossing hands, patting head rubbing stomach)

6. Following the Leader Copy the leader’s…  Physical Actions  Body Percussion  Singing Activities where students lead

7. Ensemble Development  Pass the Clap / Sound / Action around a circle  Unison activities such as playing a body percussion / singing together  The ‘human knot’ game

8. Musical Skills  Rhythm Games  Pitch Games  Timbre Games  Dynamics Games

9. Other Skills  Creative / Imaginative  Improvisational  Spatial awareness

10. Shaping warm ups Am I passing the clap to….  Develop a sense of ensemble?  Improve focus?  Achieve a musical rhythmic flow?  Change the group’s posture?

11. Change games / create new games to meet your needs

12. Think about using these activities mid-session to…  Focus on a skill student’s are finding difficult on instruments  Re-focus a group  Take a break from a longer exercise