As a veteran music teacher, I know this isn't the only challenge but it is a starting point. Using BODY warmups in the music classroom is a great tool to bring the children into the ready zone for singing, playing instruments, and moving to music.

This set of slides is designed to provide elementary music teachers with moving and vocal exercises to have fun and improve their singing skills. The slides are arranged sequentially by difficulty level. Each slide has directions on how to use the vocal exercise. Slides can be rearranged to focus on grade levels such as k-1, 2-3, and 4-5 or any way that works in your classroom.

Included are movements such as stretch, and neck roll. Vocal warm-ups include correct breathing, tongue trill, and lip buzz. Also included are short simple melodies that use solfege, numbers, scales, and the music alphabet. These warm-ups can also be used to reinforce music concepts.

I use these warm-ups at the beginning of each class. I project the slides on the overhead projector and have a student change the slides while I am at the piano.