Vocal Warm-Ups for Young Singers: Choirs and Small Group Classes

Vocal warm-ups for Young Singers: Choirs and Small Group ClassesEngage young singers with vocal warm-ups that focus on warming up the vocal range, diction, physical preparation and harmony skill development. These exercises, songs and activities were collected for use with young singers in grades 3-6, ages 8-12 but even adults will enjoy this collection of warm-ups.- Songs are in a variety of skill levels from K- grade 6, suitable for soloists, classroom singers or choirs

• Variety of topics and musical styles
• Vocal scores for student use with permission to copy
• Easy to follow explanations and instructions
• Links for additional resources

**Vocal Range Warm-ups- Ascending/Descending warm-ups

• I Know, I Know, I Know
• Have You Seen My Alligator?
• Parachute Warm-up
• Umbrella Warm-up

Additional Warm-up Suggestions for Emerging Singers
Singing a String / Vocalizing and Exploring Pitch with Young Singers
Pitch Development / Vocalizing Cards, Chants / Kindergarten
Early Pitch Development - Elementary Music with Donna Facebook playlist
**Diction/Articulation Warm-up Challenges- Consonants

• Set of Five Tongue Twisters
• Red Leather, Yellow Leather
• Pass the Pasta
• One, One-Two-One
• Z-Y-X (Backwards Alphabet)
• Animal Can-Can
• Piccolo Meenie

Additional Diction/Articulation Song Suggestions
The Banjo Song
Seven Sassy Sailors
Witch Watches / Fish Wishes
Pretty Itty Bitty Kitty Unicorn
Physical warm-ups- My Bonnie

• Bim Bum
• Stretches
• Physical Warm-up Story

Additional Physical Warm-up Song Suggestions
Dum Dum Dada
Waddle-ee Ahcha
Long-Legged Sailor Additional Videos
It's Your Voice Warm-ups - Sharon Durant
"My Name is Joe" with Mr. DelGaudioHarmony Warm-ups- Chairs to Mend

• Thankful
• Sustained Ooh
• 'Round and 'Round the Earth is Turning
• Alvin (The Alligator Song)

Additional Harmony Song Suggestions
A Ram Sam Sam
One Bottle o' Pop
Fire's Burning
Cat and Dog Canons
Harmony Llamas For more information www.donnaandandy.com