JustMe, we did something like that in Band a couple of weeks ago! It took us a while to get the hang of it, too. Our teacher used the metronome, and she had us doubling and halving the beats and such, while only playing on certain counts, as you said...I think she was just trying to confuse us!

Well, today is the last day of my lovely 9-day break. I don't wanna go back! But I know that as soon as I get back to school and get used to my routine again, I'll be glad to be back.