Do you need to warm up before playing flute? (or any other instrument) [by Roy the Musical Lion]

Hello everyone! I'm Roy and you may recall me from Belle's posts about writing. I have been recently informed that I have been given permission to have my own series of posts about...music! For that reason, I will be handling this question - do you need to warm-up?

The short answer is - ​

Yes. Yes always.
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Warming up before playing your instrument is like stretching before you run - small or big, you're still using muscles and doing so will prevent injury! Now as far as how to warm up, I always suggest doing - 

This can mean a variety of things depending on your instrument, but here are a few examples!

That way, the rest of your practice can be focused on learning notes and rhythms as well as deeper elements like musicality!

That's all for now! I look forward to handling more musical questions - happy practicing!