Susie's Sore Shoulder - A Tongue Twister

Tongue Twisters are great for:

• Strengthening the muscles we use to speak.
• Learning to produce clearer pronunciation.
• Warming up - this song in it's descending progression is aimed at warming up the lower singing range for students.

Use this one for:

• Preparing and practising 'treola' (triplet).

• Teaching melodic sequences.

• Working with modulations. You might like to singing in solfa to concentrate on the movement between keys. After each tongue twister is a 'transition'. 'Sore, so sore' are the lyrics for the transition. The transition begins with the 'do' of the previous key becoming 're' in the new key.

Teaching Suggestion:

• With each modulation you can get faster to increase the challenge and the fun!
• Can be used as a 'warm-up game'. Have your students work in pairs or teams facing each other. No-one is allowed to smile or laugh!