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Have you ever sung Rain, Rain, Go Away on the playground? You were already singing three magical notes without even knowing it!
In music, pitch means how high or low a sound is. Today, we have three singing friends on our sound staircase: low mi, middle sol, and our new highest note, la.
How can your body show your voice which note to sing next?

Hand Signs Show the Way

Over one hundred years ago, a music teacher named John Curwen invented hand signs so singers could see the shape and height of every note.
For mi, hold your hand flat like a table at your tummy. For sol, hold your hand flat like a wall facing your chest. For la, curve your fingers down like a soft rooftop near your chin.
Now that our hands know where to go, what does it sound like when we sing a whole song with them?

Singing a Playground Pattern

Let's sing the chant Rain, Rain, Go Away. Watch how the notes bounce between sol, la, and mi!
A common trick to remember: jumping from sol to la is just a tiny step up, but dropping from la down to mi is a giant slide down to your tummy.