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Choir Warm-ups
Choir warm ups
2-Part Alphabet Song
Choonbaboon
Boom, snap, clap
Bim, Bum
Online choir vocal warm-up
A B C D E F G H
(do, re, me, fa, sol, fa, me, re)
I J K L M N O P
(do, re, me, fa, sol, fa, me, re)
Q R S T U V W
(do, re, me, fa, sol, fa, me, re)
X, Y, Z
(do, sol, do)
My Mum made me mash
My M&Ms
(do, re, me, fa, sol, fa, me, re, do)
The counting game
This one is great for getting brains focused, expanding range and working on part work.
Many Mumbling Mice
Many mumbling mice are making midnight music in the moonlight
Mighty mice!
it’s a great way to work on phrasing and other expressive elements, as well as diction (for obvious reasons).
Repeat the pattern going up (or down) a half step each time. Once you get the hang of the words, speed up gradually each time. Once we’re upto a reasonable speed, work on singing the whole thing legato, particularly connecting “mice” and “are” in the first measure. T
This is a great one to have them experiment with different moods, dynamics, and vocal timbres because of the smaller range.
3. Yes / No Game
This is a great way to get brains going while practicing or introducing particular melodic or rhythmic phrases. The conductor sings (or chants, if you want to just focus on rhythm) a short phrase, and the choir echoes it back. BUT the choir has to use the opposite of the words the conductor uses, so if the conductor sings “yes, yes, no, no, yes”, then the choir sings back “no, no, yes, yes, no”. Start this by sticking with just one word or the other, but it can get pretty crazy once you start mixing them up. Can link to a part of a song that’s tricky. Echo it with yes/no again then practice the phrase in the music. Spot the connection!
4.
- Breath in through our nose, hold for 4 counts, and then let out through our mouths saying SSS (like a snake). Do this both as loudly and as quietly as possible. Imagine you are a huge anaconda and then the smallest rattlesnake.
- Humming from doh upto soh, and then back again
- Same saying ‘Super, duper, double bubble gum
A song in a round
My Bonny
My Bonny lies over the ocean
My Bonny lies over the sea
My Bonny lies over the ocean
So bring back my Bonny to me.
Bring back,
Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonny to me, to me.
Bring back,
Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonny to me.
*Split into parts one and two. Part one starts standing and part two starts sitting.
Simple warm-up
Simple harmony warm-up
Harmony warm-up
Row Your Boat
Row, row, row, your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream!
Any time
Any time I get the opportunity to warm up my voice
I’m gonna warm it up, warm it up
Any time I get the opportunity to warm up my voice
You’re gonna hear me say
hey, hey, hey, hey
Any time I get the opportunity to warm up my voice (key change)
Baby 1, 2, 3 Head and Shoulders © 2014 Annette McNelis-25y5laa
Bim Bum
Fun and easy singing exercises
Choonboon
I let her go, go
Hand clapping – ‘Sevens’
The classical wave
With vocals
Without the vocals
sing in unison 1st time, as round 2nd and 3rd times:
Stand up, stand up. Raise your hands slowly.
Up on your toes and then sit right back down.
(lower hands while sitting)
Bim, Bum
Boom, snap, clap
In unison:
Flying eagle, soaring upward.
Flying eagle, soaring through the sky.
In a round:
Flying eagle, soaring upward.
Flying eagle, soaring through the sky.
In unison:
Diving to the earth from the mountains
Swooping downward.
Riding on the wind,
Open wings are gliding upwards.
In a round:
Diving to the earth from the mountains
Swooping downward.
Riding on the wind,
Open wings are gliding upwards.
In unison:
Flying eagle, soaring upward.
Flying eagle, soaring through the sky.
In a round:
Flying eagle, soaring upward.
Flying eagle, soaring through the sky.
The Dum Dum song