Merry Matrix
Happy Holidays! This week my students will be doing a metronome activity that will require them to carefully go through a matrix of festive garland while picking up candy canes along the way. They will need to be careful, though, not to jingle the bells that are tied to the garland. I saw a few "matrixes" on Pinterest and thought, "Now, how can I make this relate to the holiday season and more importantly, piano?", and then it hit me! The kiddos will be going through the "Merry Matrix" by counting a steady beat out loud while picking up candy canes hung from the garland along the way. For instance if I call out a 3/4 time signature they will need to continuously count 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3, etc. while picking up the candy canes on beat"one". Every time they say "one" and they're near a candy cane they must pick it up right on the beat for it to count; not before or after but right on the beat. This helps them ...