Supporting Files and Resources for the Middle School Keyboard Lab Curriculum

• Lesson 1 - Intro & Word Rap - Audio | MIDI
• Lesson 2 - Rhythm - Audio
• Lesson 4 - Rap, Tap, MIDI - Audio | MIDI
• Lesson 6 - Rhythm Dictations - Audio | MIDI
• Lesson 7 - Melodic Dictations - MIDI
• Lesson 8 - Melody Telephone - Audio | MIDI
• Lesson 9 - Tunes You Know - Audio | MIDI

Welcome to the Alfred’s SoundTree Keyboard Lab Curriculum – High School Level

This exclusive, in-depth, keyboard-based curriculum includes powerful resources
for teaching in the group piano instructional environment.  It includes a variety of
materials that make it easy to incorporate technology in the music classroom.  This
curriculum will serve as an integral resource for any music educator who teaches music
with pianos or keyboards.

Keyboard Component: The core keyboard component of the curriculum is
Piano 101.  The sequential materials from this course included in the SoundTree
Keyboard Lab Curriculum include:

• Piano 101, Books 1 & 2
• Piano 101 Pop, Book 1 & 2
• Piano 101 Level 1 & 2 6-CD Set
• Piano 101 Level 1 & 2 6-GM Set
• Teacher’s Handbook for Piano 101 Books 1 & 2
• Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory Complete
• Alfred’s Music Tech Series Books 1-3
• Alfred’s Music Tech Series Teachers Guide
• Reproducible Worksheet Book

The Reproducible Worksheet Book contains Theory and Ear Training worksheets to
correlate with each unit of Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Group Piano Course, Books 1-4

General Music Component: In addition to the keyboard materials listed above,
The High School Curriculum Book includes 45 lesson plans written specifically for the
Korg Group Education Controller (GEC) from SoundTree.  These lesson plans serve as a
guide for incorporating a GEC keyboard lab into the general music classroom setting.  
Written by experienced teachers who teach in a keyboard lab environment, these
classroom-tested lessons include lessons in the following areas:

• Music Fundamentals (Rhythm, Notation, Music Reading)
• Composition
• Ear Training (Melodic and Rhythmic Dictation)
• Improvisation
• Listening Skills
• Notation
• Performance

The lessons are not presented in a specific order, but are intended to give the teacher
maximum flexibility to include them in the curriculum based on the needs of students in
the individual classes.  The musical experiences in each lesson address the National
Standards for Music Education.  Each individual lesson is organized in the following
manner:

• Keyboard Skills Required
• MENC National Standards
• Objectives
• Materials
• Procedure (This step-by-step procedure includes specifics on how to use the GEC)
• Extensions
• Reproducible student handouts (Included with most lessons)

Learning musical skills through technology generates tremendous enthusiasm
among students.  The technology allows students the opportunity to perform, improvise
and create music according to their individual tastes.  They now move from the realm of
music lover to music maker, opening a new world of imagination to students who might
never have been involved in the creation of music.  The sincere intent of the developers
of this curriculum is to make the music learning experience interactive and rewarding for
both the students and the instructor.  Enjoy!