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Tina Hansen · Guest

Just wanted to hear some of the ways everyone warms up.

Mine is Dr. Seuss, Fox In Socks... especially the ending with the tweetle beetles.

http://academics.smcvt.edu/jellis-monaghan/AbstractAlg/tweetle_beetles.htm

David Swinehart · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject:

Tina,
Of course, everyone is now waiting for you to post the clip of you reading this to us!
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Monk · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:35 am Post subject:

I run a couple, Peggy Babcock, Peggy Babcock, then there's Lemmon Linemint, Unique New York, and I need to find the one about purple pleated pants...

Smile

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voicy1stef · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:28 am Post subject:

I like that one Tina. A real workout. I usually go with the "She sells seashore"... twister; or the one about "many men must munch much mulch...".

There are tons of them out there, so it's good to get this one from you to add to the mix!
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Bruce · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:12 am Post subject:

When I go to sessions at other studios, especially first sessions of the day, my warmup often goes something like this, and this is with big stretching of the lips and facial muscles:

"Oh damn, I'm two minutes away from the studio and I haven't warmed up yet. Mee, myy, mooh, mooo. Hello, I'm your friendly rich voiced annooouuuncerrr. Hmm. Sounds O.K. to me."

I then cough vigorously a couple of times to make sure I've got the phlegm out of my throat, and then I open the car door and go in.

Transcripts are available. Just PM me.

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imaginator · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:45 am Post subject:

nice one, bruce.

sure beats, "testing, testing, one, two, three..."
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craigcrumpton · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:

My wife.

Giggity-giggity! Ooh, yeah!
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:20 am Post subject:

I'm a big fan of Theopholus Thistle:

Theophilus thistle, the successful thistle sifter,
While sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles,
Thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb.

Now, if Theophilus thistle, the successful thistle sifter,
While sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles,
Thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb,
See that thou, while sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles
Thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb.

Success to the successful thistle sifter!
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DaveChristi · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:32 am Post subject:

KAFER! WHAT THE FRACK?

Now I'm injured. That thucks!
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Tina Hansen · Guest

lol Kafer!! I haven't heard that in years! I just had a flash memory of my dad reciting that to us at bedtime. Ahh, good times!

bobsouer · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:37 am Post subject:

Lee Gordon · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:48 am Post subject:

Lip loosener? Jack Daniel's does it for me.
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todd ellis · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:57 am Post subject:

the human torch was denied a bank loan
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Tom Test · DC Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 629 Location: Chicago, IL

Something that I picked up on this here forum was to read a script while holding a wine cork between my teeth. It does a great job of stretching out the right mouth muscles and improving articulation. Do it for just a minute or so. I also always use my Neti Pot before any sessions or important auditions, which really makes a world of difference.

I also on rare occasions use techniques from an old acting book (The Voice Within? I forgot the title). Using these techniques within earshot of unsuspecting bystanders may result in a panicked phone call to the authorities and a visit from men in white coats armed with very large butterfly nets... Things like repeating "good blood, bad blood" slowly at first, then faster and faster....

I'm fortunate to have been not locked up so far.
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DaveChristi · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:19 am Post subject: