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Step 1
Gather the cast. Tell everyone to follow your lead. As you perform the exercises repeat aloud what you are doing.
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Step 2
Warm-up physically (see "How to Run a Warm-up Session Before a Play" in related eHows).
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Step 3
Do breathing exercises. Breathe in slowly for five seconds. Hold your breath for five seconds. Breathe out slowly for five seconds. Repeat.
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Step 4
Trill your lips. This is done by blowing air gently between your lips, making a "motor-boat" type of sound. Trill as long as you can before running out of breath. Take a deep breath and repeat.
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Step 5
Perform a few tongue twisters. Encourage the cast to exaggerate their enunciation as they repeat the tongue twisters. Some favorites include: "I carried the married character over the barrier" and "red leather, yellow leather."
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Step 6
Sing a string of round open vowel sounds up and down the scale. Start in your lower register and sing "Mah-May-Me-Moe-Moo" on the same note before moving up a half step. Repeat all the way up to the top of your register.
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Step 7
Encourage the cast to continue to warming up vocally on their own until the musical starts. They can do this by quietly humming or singing to themselves.
