This page lists and provides links to the units making up our Keyboard Basic Instruction series which is based primarily on Key Map Notation. The materials are suitable both for children and adults, though the included pieces are mainly children's and folk songs. A link to each unit is found at the end of this page.
For information on how key maps work, click on this link: How to Read Key Maps click on this link: Keyboard Learning Series. You will find binder covers and section dividers for your printed units here: Binder Organizer SK-00 - Keyboard Basic Instruction - Contents Page Introductory Materials SK-01 - Original Key Symbols - 1968 SK-08 - Key Diagram and Keyboard Layouts Compared SK-10 - Introduction to the Singing Keyboard Series Core Units - The collections of pieces are highlighted. SK-12 - Octave Group Locator Labels SK-14b - Songs for Children - Beginnings SK-15b - Prep Exercises for SK Diagrams SK-15 - Prep Exercises for SK Diagrams SK-16 - My First Song Collection - Part-1 SK-18b - Classic Christmas Carols PK-50 - Basic Keyboard Skills - Focus on Pitch PK-53 - Basic Keyboard Skills - Focus on Fingering PK-54 - My First Song Collection - Part-2 PK-55 - Basic Keyboard Skills - Focus: 5-Finger Skills PK-56b - My First Song Collection - Part-2 PK-57 - Basic Keyboard Skills - Focus on Rhythm PK-70 - My First Song Collection - Part-3 PK-80 - My First Song Collection - Part-4 PK-85 - If You're Happy and You Know It - Variations PK-90 - Great Symphonic Themes Supplementary Instruction PK-SI - Focus on the Black Keys - Vision and Touch PK-SI - How a Key Map Shows Which Keys to Play PK-SI - Introduction to Reading Key Maps - With Flash Cards Within each of the of the above groups, the instructional units are listed in the order in which they are intended to be studied. The collections can be played in the same time frame as the instructional units. Units having numbers with a "b" suffix are notated primarily with black keys. These materials can be supplemented with units from the following pages: SK Music, Key Maps Level A , and Key Maps Level B. |
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