Free April Session Idea! Little April Showers

Drip, Drip, Drop Little April Showers….. a fun session idea to engage your client(s) in a variety of ways. From instrument play to potential songwriting, this song can be adapted to suit many different areas of need.

Instructions

1. Learn the song
   • Lead sheet included in downloadable materials
2. Use the song for instrument play/improvisation
   • Sing through one verse of the song at a time
   • Prompt client(s) to play instruments at the end of each verse
   • Ideas for dividing the group:
     • everyone plays after the end of each verse
     • Split the group into two smaller groups and group 1 plays after verse one and group 2 after verse two.
     • Split individuals by instrument choice- i.e. drums play after verse 1 and shakers play after verse 2.
3. Use the song with colorful images 
   • Print out/write the lyrics on a large piece of paper in a large font and print/cut out images
     • This adaptation can also be easily used for telehealth by sharing your screen with the words and images
     • Images are included by clicking the blue button to the left
   • Sing through the song once to introduce the song to your client(s)
   • Sing through the song again, pausing after each line in the song and work together to place the pictures with the correct words in the song
     • You can discuss what the pictures are first and recall what was sung in the song or sing the song again if they can’t remember the word that went in a certain line.
   • Lyric lines and images match up as follows:
     • Drops of water image for lines 1 and 3
     • Drum image for line 2
     • Children listening image for line 4
     • Cloudy image for lines 5 and 7
     • Sun image for line 6
     • Music image for line 8
4. Use the song for Songwriting 
   • Inroduce the song by singing through the first verse
   • Utilize the melody and have client(s) create their own verse:
     • You can write a verse prior to the beginning of the session and leave blank spaces for clients to fill in
     • Allow client(s) to completely write their own words for an entire verse if they are able.