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    The document provides a procedure for leading a sequential warm up for a middle school chorus. The procedure includes exercises to: 1) Align the body using balance points, 2) Relax the body while breathing and singing, and 3) Sing with awareness of resonance, tuning, and diction. Exercises include foot rolls, knee rolls, hip rotations, shoulder rolls, arm circles, head movements, breathing in a rag doll position, resonance exercises in different vocal ranges, tuning exercises, and a diction exercise using the tip of the tongue. An assessment rubric evaluates students on their ability to complete the alignment, breathing, resonance, tuning, and diction techniques.

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    Emma Nelson

    Middle School Chorus

    Leading a Sequential Warm Up

    Objectives

    Students will be able...

    1. Align their bodies using their balance points

    2. Relax their bodies while breathing and singing

    3. Sing with awareness of…

    Resonance

    Tuning

    Diction

    Materials

    Piano

    Evoking Sound: The Choral Warm-Up

    Procedure

    a. Alignment
    Have students point out the points of balance
    Lead them through
    Foot rolls, leaning forward and back
    Knee rolls
    Hip rotations
    Rolling shoulders back to expand chest wall
    Arm circles
    Head bobbing and crescents
    b. Relaxation
    Go into a rag doll, hold where there is tension, go lower if able
    c. Breathing
    Breath in the rag doll position (counts of 4, then 8)
    Through nose and out through mouth
    Come up from rag doll
    d. Resonance
    Ne, ne, ne, ne, ne (ascending C major)
    e. Low Range
    Do, re, mi, re, do (on oo, starting at g major)
    f. Middle Range
    Di di di di di do do do do do, doe-oe-oe-oe-oe (starting D major ascending)
    g. Upper Range
    Bella senior (starting on D major ascending)
    h. Tuning Exercise
    Major chord, moving up or down
    i. Diction Exercise
    Diction is done with the tip of the tongue and the teeth (C Major ascending)

    Assessment

    Technique Proficient (4) Moderate (3) Developing (2) Needs Work (1)
    Alignment I was able to I was able to I was able to I was unable to
    complete this complete this complete this complete the
    technique all of technique most of technique some technique
    the time the time of the time
    Breathing I was able to I was able to I was able to I was unable to
    complete this complete this complete this complete the
    technique all of technique most of technique some technique
    the time the time of the time
    Healthy I was able to I was able to I was able to I was unable to
    resonance in all complete this complete this complete this complete the
    ranges technique all of technique most of technique some technique
    the time the time of the time
    Tuning I was able to I was able to I was able to I was unable to
    complete this complete this complete this complete the
    technique all of technique most of technique some technique
    the time the time of the time
    Diction I was able to I was able to I was able to I was unable to
    complete this complete this complete this complete the
    technique all of technique most of technique some technique
    the time the time of the time

    Evaluation

    Students will be able...

    1. Align their bodies using their balance points

    2. Relax their bodies while breathing and singing

    3. Sing with awareness of…

    Resonance

    Tuning

    Diction
    Resource Citations

    Jordan, J. (2005). Evoking sound: The choral warm-up: Method, procedures, and core vocal exercises.

    Chicago, IL: GIA Publications.

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