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
For information on our four learning series,
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.
Easy Access to Our Instructional Materials and Sheet Music is provided at the end (bottom) of each page on which they are offered: For immediate viewing of your selected file: Click on the name of the file to bring its contents on to your screen for viewing. For more information on access to our files, view this page: View, Print, Save