Intro

The weekly use of the Music Paint Machine has led to several good practices with regard to the use of visual feedback and movement. These practices can be categorized into free exploration, guided exploration and direct instruction.  

Free explorations

Learners are completely free to "paint" whatever they want.

Guided exploration

Activities with game cards that contained specific tasks with regard to different musical, movement and visual parameters. 

Game cards to provoke the creative use of music and movement

Screen Backgrounds to play games (here: connect circles with same color to stimulate pitch estimation)

Direct instruction

Consecutive sessions in which learning content is gradually built up based on carefully designed practices with the system