Big Hint! This one is Tricky! Follow the Practice Hints Below!
Image of music score for "It's Raining, It's Pouring". Image created by M. Grayburn.
PRACTICE HINTS:
This is the first song where you will be using both of your hands to play the notes. From NOW ON, you will keep both hands in playing position at all times. This means your fingers are hovering over the holes, ready to play.
Again, practice your articulation, or tonguing, by using your tongue to start each note, as if saying "to" or "do".
Look for measures and/or phrases that are identical or similar
Again in this song, notice the comma that occasionally appears above the staff. You know what to do!
Click below for a recording a recorder playing It's Raining, It's Pouring with the accompaniment. |
Click below for the accompaniment for It's Raining, It's Pouring. |
Click below to download the score, as shown above, for It's Raining, It's Pouring. |
Click below to download a score for It's Raining, It's Pouring that will help you to learn the letter names of the notes. |
Click below to download a score for It's Raining, It's Pouring that will allow you to write in the letter names of the notes. You can write all of them in OR you can just write one in occasionally to help you. |
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Having some trouble? Follow these steps for success! Each step adds to the song until you have added it all in.
Step 1 Begin with playing this song with its roots - G and E. Image at right of simplified music score for "It's Raining, It's Pouring". Image created by M. Grayburn. Step 2 Add an occasional A. You will find these A's highlighted in red. Image at right of "It's Raining, It's Pouring" music score adding two more notes. They are highlighted in red. Image created by M. Grayburn Step 3 Add a G at the beginning of the first line. You will find this G highlighted in red. Image at right of "It's Raining, It's Pouring" music score adding the beginning pick up note.The pick up note is highlighted in red. Image create by M. Grayburn. Step 4 Add an E in the middle of the first line. You will find this E highlighted in red. Image at right of "It's Raining, It's Pouring" music score adding an E in the middle of the first line. The E is highlighted in red. Image created by M. Grayburn. Step 5 Change the G-E half note patterns on the second line (except for the last measure) to G-G-E-E quarter note patterns.They are highlighted in red. Image at right of "It's Raining, It's Pouring" music score changing the half note pattern on the second line to a quarter note pattern using G-G-E-E. Image created by M. Grayburn Step 6 Change the second E quarter note in the G-G-E-E pattern to E-A eighth notes. They are highlighted in red. Image at right of "It's Raining, It's Pouring" music score changing some quarter note E's to eighth note patterns of E-A. These notes are highlighted in red. Image created by M. Grayburn Step 7 On the second line, notice that the first three measures are the same. In the third measure, change the first beat, which is a quarter note G to two eight note G's. These notes are highlighted in red. Image at right of "It's Raining, It's Pouring" music score changing the first beat of the third measure from a quarter note G to two G eighth notes. These notes are highlighted in red. Image created by M. Grayburn. NOW YOU ARE READY! |
Need some additional help? Watch this video. |
Video for assistance in learning to play "It's Raining, It's Pouring" on the recorder. Video created by M. Grayburn. |
Video image of a choir using body percussion to simulate a thunder storm.
Video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xntuOO2dtW4
- Have I learned to read the low E?
- How did my group do in learning It's Raining, It's Pouring?
- Did I play the eighth notes correctly?
- Did I keep my right hand in playing position throughout the whole song?
- What did I learn?
- Have you completed your recorder test with your teacher? Or take a test on Flipgrid?
- Don't forget to download and turn in your self-evaluation form.
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Interactive Fingering Chart from http://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rkchart.php |
Extending the Learning
- Create a short instructional video for how to read and analyze the music score for It's Raining, It's Pouring.
- Create a short instructional video for how to play It's Raining, It's Pouring on the recorder.
- Write alternate lyrics for this song. Your lyrics can be about anything you want them to be about. You might even consider creating lyrics to help you learn about something from another class, especially about weather!
- Find another song that goes well with It's Raining, It's Pouring.
- Draw or paint the scene of a storm.
- Create an illustration of how rain impacts the water cycle.
- Write a story, filling in all the details of what happened to the old man.