Saturday, February 04, 2012
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Siren

By Jonathan Lambert

A good exercise for exploring and extending the vocal range. It will help to eradicate unexpected 'catches' in the throat from occurring when speaking or singing. It's also a very good icebreaker.

Before you begin, hum for a while. Don't clamp your lips together but rather see how lightly you can let them touch. Can you feel them tingle at the point of contact? Smile and see what difference that makes. OK, now let's make a start.

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Sound Pictures

The leader or one member of the group acts as conductor, whilst the rest of the group are the 'orchestra'. Using their voices (and body percussion if appropriate!), the group paints a sound picture of a particular theme, for example the seaside, a city, a jungle. The leader controls the shape of the piece by raising her hand to increase the volume or bringing it to touch the floor for silence.

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Primary Drama Courses

Drama Books by David Farmer

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"One of the handiest things to have around" - Teaching Drama magazine

 If you enjoy the activities on this website, then you will love 101 Drama Games and Activities by David Farmer. The pages are packed with tried and tested ideas for drama lessons, workshops or rehearsals. 

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Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years by David Farmer contains drama strategies and lesson plans for use with primary school children both within subject areas and as extended learning opportunities in whole class drama sessions. Now available - signed copies for order exclusively through this website. Download 40 page sample.

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