We Got the Beat: Metronome Online
October 3, 2007
Do your instrumental music students keep time horribly? Do they rush the beat like they’re in a race against the drummer? A metronome can help kids learn to maintain a steady tempo, and the annoying clicks give added incentive to try and master this skill faster. But who wants to buy a little box whose only function is to make an obnoxious noise 120 times per minute?
Nobody, that’s who. Especially since you can find a free one online. Metronome Online is exactly what it sounds like, and you can adjust it from 40 bpm to 208. To go with the aforementioned annoying clicks, it’s also got a grating “A” tone for students to tune their instruments. Let parents know about it, and Metronome Online could theoretically aggravate the entire marching band into virtuosity. -BILL FERRIS
