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Warm-Up Exercises
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Voice Warm-Up/Order of Exercises



Section I: Centering

Stance
Releases: Wrist, Shoulder, Head, Neck
Slow Spinal Release
Breath Connection Awareness
Adding Vibration (Pulses and Releases)
Buzzing and Humming
HUH-HUM-MMM-UH (including slow spinal release and shaking)
Shakeouts


Section II: Articulators

LIPS
TONGUE
SOFT PALATE
JAW
ARTICULATOR PATTERNS:
Consonants (Voiced Continuants)
Stable Vowels
Jaw Drop
Lip Press


Section III: Resonators

Releasing the Ribs: Stretches and Vacuums
Chest
Hard Palate
Teeth
Lower Range Blend
Facial Isolations
Sinus
Nasal
Mask
Cranial
Upper Range Blend/Undulation
Full Range Blend: (including Diagnostic)

Check-In


These exercises and principles are basically in the form taught to me by Chuck Jones.


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