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From the session “Maximizing Rehearsal Time”

Plan the warm up time

Warming up is essential to the rehearsal time. It is a time to settle the ears and ‘rediscover’ the tone quality for the day. A standard for tone may be such that you work to get students to have a clear and steady sense of…

Love this! If you’re looking for ideas about warm ups, there is a great book by Edward Lisk called The Creative Director: Alternative Rehearsal Techniques. It really changed the way I think about warm ups and the band setting, and it will definitely influence my approach to the band classroom.

Also, just to add to singing in the band classroom - singing will help students improve their intonation. If they can sing and internalize the pitch they’re hearing, they’ll have an easier time matching it on their instrument.

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Posted at 6:21 PM 20 January 2012
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