Keyboards

Electronic KeyboardsPortable IntelligentSynthesizersDigital pianosWorkstationSamplersAnalogSOFTWARE SYNTHSMIDI CONTROLLERS

Portable keyboard - inexpensive with basic

functions

Yamaha PSR E213P

Intelligent keyboards - built-in automatic accompaniment

featureCME VX6

Synthesizer - Programmable Keyboard used for performance and recording

Korg X50

Intelligent keyboards - built-in automatic accompaniment

featureCME VX6

Digital Piano - realistic and sound quality of sample players with the feelof an acoustic piano

Korg NC-500

Workstation - Synthesizer with computer and MIDI capabilities

Samplers - Sampling capability without the keyboard

Korg KaossPad

Analog Sythesizers - sound Generation is generated by voltageInstead of digital

Modular Moog

Software Synthesizers - softwareReplicating both analog andDigital hardware to generate sound

MIDI Keyboard Controller - keyboardsThat can transmit MIDI data but havelimited amount of built-in, or on-board, sounds.

M-Audio 61 Oxygen

USB port

MOTU Fastlane MIDI Box

Curriculum Supplement in Band or Orff ensemble Multi-Cultural Sounds Sound Effects to enhance a poetry unit Improvisation on black keys (pentatonic scale) Auto-accompaniment feature Record function Automatic Chord features-basic harmony Percussion sounds Transpose feature

Keyboard LabsSoundTree or YamahaCurriculums built-in$$$$Group Education Controller (GEC)

assists greatly in classroom management (Korg)/ Group Piano Controller (Yamaha)

Keyboard Labs

Workstation LabsKeyboards or MIDI ControllersComputersSoftware Sythns$$$$$ - double up on these labs with other subjectsCurriculum is usually adapted to fit you and your

students’ needsSoftware is utilized tooMusic Production is encouraged

(GarageBand/ProTools/etc.)

Korg Kaossilator

TotalKaoss 2010 "Broth" http://fams.podomatic.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=cptsz1gkIbQ iBand

Some of the lessons in the book require keyboards. I would like to use

keyboards but do not have the budget. What can I do?

Korg Nano Key for $49.99

Let’s try a couple of ideas

ImprovisationEnsemble