Denis Defreyne

Acting warmup: vocal

Up: Acting warmup

Face and jaw:

  • Yawn: To do: describe me

  • Sigh: To do: describe me

  • Humming: Hum with a closed mouth. Slide the pitch up and down.

  • Lip trills: Blow air gently through relaxed lips to make them flutter. Slide the pitch up and down.

  • Fist shake-out: To do: describe me

  • Lion and mouse: Alternate between two extremes: wide open face (lion) and tiny closed face (mouse).

  • Jaw massage: To do: describe me

  • Tap the face: With fingertips, softly tap all parts of the face (forehead, cheeks, jaws, etc).

  • Tongue root massage: To do: describe me

  • Extend the tongue: To do: describe me

  • Clean the teeth: Use the teeth to go around the outside of the teeth. Then change direction.

  • Chewing gum: Pretend to chew a very large piece of chewing gum.

Articulation:

Note last edited November 2026.