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0. A warm up is something that helps you prepare before you do an activity something else. A warm up on a guitar is a stretch or exercise used to stretch your fingers and prepare yourself before playing or practicing guitar. It can help loosen up your fingers therefore making it easier for you to move them while playing. Some benefits of it are that it can help reduce the risk of getting repetitive strain injury from playing guitar, it can help your fingers become more familiar with the movements you make while playing guitar, and some warm ups can help increase finger strength, stretch, and control. Most general warm ups in life help decrease the risk of injury, increase your skills and ability, and increase blood flow to help prevent muscle stiffness. Some warm up examples for guitar are things like scales and exercises like the ones on this page: []
 * 0. Warm-ups: What is it? What is the purpose? Benefits? Examples for your instrument?

1. What fundamental //**exercises**// are prescribed for your instrument?
 * Finger Dexterity Drills,
 * Scale Patterns
 * Tone Development
 * Flexibilty

Some fundamental exercises for guitar include scales throught the circle of fourths, working with the chords by number in both the scale pattern and through the diotonic circle in 3 keys, different dexterity exercises ( []), and other varied exercises in the pdf file: Why Warm Up on Guitar ?

2. Begin the Creation of a **"Workbook"** for you to use during your Practice Session.

15 min on major, blues, natural minor, major petatonic scales in alternate picking through the circle of fourths 15 min on the diatonic circle and the major scale chords by number patterns for the chords in the keys of G, C, D, A 5 min on online dexterity exercises in the ultimate guitar link 15 min on exercises in the pdf file: Why Warm Up on Guitar? 5 min selected songs (All Right Now, Brown Eyed Girl, etc.) 5 min sight reading from Eythorsson 5 min free time (improve, other songs, etc.)

It will eventually be divided into sections based on a proper practice routine
 * Warm Up Sessions
 * Repertoire Study
 * Sight Reading
 * Free Play


 * Compile a series of exercises that you will use for your daily warm up routine. Post exercises in your Wiki.

Exercises are from Mark Harding, the internet, and pdf files. **

Student Warm Up Sessions

After your Warm up exercised have been compiled, the class will engage in a 20 minute warm up during class. A warm up session will be modeled for you. Take notes the reflect.

Student will then warm up individually. A reflection will occur and dialogue on the success and challenges that have occurred. ||