Brandy in the winter, tequila in the summer..

Seriously, though, most days don't go by without me having played a bit at home before I leave for the gig, so the hands are loosened up already. But, in the winter, after a cold load-in, I'll run them under some warm water in the bathroom before I play... Cold hands are way worse than 'un-scaled' hands, for me!

I don't get as much from those octave chromatic exercises, they're pretty much automatic, these days, but starting on different intervals, where each hand is doing different fingering at the same time, and contrary motion chromatics definitely help to get my brain started, even if my fingers are loose...

Home from 3 gigs. I don't have to warm up. I need to take a break

Do you play a bit before the first, zuki?

Never. I get enough playing time daily and equally as much in my studio working on new material. I might do a few runs to check out sound, but that's about it.

For a normal gig that happens in the afternoon or evening, no. I'm usually in great shape by then. However, I am a church music director, and I do warm up on Sunday mornings because they come very early and also after some late Saturday nights. Also for things like funerals. For instance, I had to sing the Ave Maria yesterday morning at 10 AM so you bet your bippy I warmed up.

Joe

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DonM

I warm up my voice with some tools I learned from a vocal coach; i.e. Yawning exercises, scales, etc.

For keys, I do scales and exercises from the Hannon book.

For Drums, I stretch my Thumb and Wrist ligaments, glutes, back, shoulders, then do rudiments.


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Korg Pa2xpro, Roland VK8-M, DW Collectors Series Drums, Roland TD-12 Vdrums, Roland SPD-S.

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Chico

Other than playing my P85 piano before I leave for a gig, I don't really do warm-ups.

I do like to use hand cleaner/sanitizer, like Purell, to make the hands feel smoother and dryer.

Ian