Many children will know this song and with only three notes to play they may even play the first phrase - or something close to it.

This weekly contact with the set of 8 chime bars will eventually develop a consciousness of pitch differences and the corresponding colours, names numerals and sizes. We are content with small gains in perception over the term and do not expect that children will accurately play the song. We are also developing the audience convention of quietly listening to another person.

• A melody and harmony instrument activity using chime bars
• Suggestions for how to do the activity
• Song lyrics, including a wall chart for display
• A simple score with chords
• The musical concepts feature
• Language and speech development opportunities
• A backing track to support your voice singing “live”
• Two matching tracks with vocals added to assist you in learning how to sing the song live with your children.

It's Raining It's Pouring (chime bars) Vocal Preview by Musical Child

It's Raining It's Pouring (chime bars) Preview by Musical Child