Hi Louise

 

I’m planning a ‘sing-write’ (finding your voice) event for the Plymouth Writing Café in the autumn - and the warm-up we will do is this:

 

1)      all stand in a circle

2)      breathe together, in through nose and out through mouth in time with the leader for about 30 secs

3)      shake arms

4)      shake legs

5)      shake head

6)      relax all muscles and shake whole body

7)      all say brrrrr (as if it’s cold!) and make the lips vibrate! If they won’t put a finger lightly on each cheek and try again

8)      make the brrrrr go all the way up to the highest note you can then all the way down to the lowest note

9)      repeat!

10)  all sing the sound ‘ng’ like in the ‘dong’ of a bell – (leader leads with the note to sing this together)

11)  repeat - different notes - following the leader

12)  all say “blah blah blah” and start to wander around the room in any direction saying this continually – try different notes and changing the ‘tune’ whilst still saying blah blah blah!

13)  all sit and close eyes

14)  have one minute of silence with eyes closed

15)  take pen/paper and freewrite whatever comes to mind for 3 minutes

 

hope you have fun!!

 

John

 

 

From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Louise Frith
Sent: 22 May 2014 15:12
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Subject: Writing retreat

 

Dear All

 

I am leading a writing retreat next month. Does anyone have any fun and creative 10 minute activities which could be good for warm up? My students are MA arts and music. Thanks Louise

 

Student Support Officer, School of Music and Fine Art, 01634 888450 [log in to unmask] (Thursday and Friday)

Student Learning Adviser, Medway, 01634 888889 [log in to unmask] (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

 

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