I begin
every lesson, group or individual with a warm-up. There are many purposes for a warm-up. It physically warms the body up, ready for
playing. In a group setting the warm-up
helps the players come together as an ensemble.
Some students may be late, and the warm-up serves as a time when they
can get their instruments ready and join in without missing any new
learning. Psychologically a warm-up
signals the beginning of the lesson, the time for non-related chat is over, and
we need to get ready to work.
