15-lesson curriculum
Hunter-NCAS-5E hybrid format — the lesson plan shape your district already recognises. Each lesson is 30-60 minutes, classroom-tested, web-readable, and downloadable as a ready-to-print PDF. The first 5 are free.
Welcome — Playtronica for Education
Music tech for K-12 classrooms. Standards-aligned curriculum, classroom bundles, free pilot program. Quick links to the program landing, pricing, and lesson library.
Lesson 1 — What is sound? Touch as conductor
K-2 introduction to sound, circuits, and conductivity using TouchMe. 30-minute single class period, NCAS-aligned, ready to teach tomorrow.
Lesson 2 — Music from the orchard
Grades 3-5. Students clip alligator wires to fruit to compose a melody. 45-minute lesson, NCAS-aligned, ready to teach with Playtron.
Lesson 3 — The plant that plays itself
Grades 3-8. Cross-curricular biology + music. Students set up Biotron on a classroom houseplant and observe how living signals become MIDI. 60-minute lesson.
Lesson 4 — Pattern, pulse, sequence
Grades 6-8. Composition with Orbita — students place coloured magnets on a rotating disc to build a four-track loop. 60-minute lesson.
Lesson 5 — Composing for the body
Grades 6-12. Accessibility-focused lesson: students design a piece playable by a partner who cannot use a traditional keyboard. 45 minutes.
Case study — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
How New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts uses Playtronica in its public-facing arts-education programs. Three orders, multi-year program, cross-discipline use.
Case study — Stanford d.school
How Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design uses Playtronica in design-thinking and human-experience prototyping courses. €1,802 single order, multi-device.
Case study — Hochschule für Musik Trossingen
How Germany's Hochschule für Musik Trossingen integrates Playtronica into its music-technology and MIDI research programs. Two orders, €1,580, faculty + lecturer use.
Music Technology in K-12 Classrooms — The Complete Guide
How to bring music technology into K-12 classrooms — the only guide written by people who actually ship the hardware. Standards-aligned lesson design, equipment selection, classroom management, procurement, and what works (and what doesn't) for each grade band.
Coming with Class Pack
Available with the Class Pack 10 bundle and above.
Coming with Class Pack
Available with the Class Pack 10 bundle and above.
Coming with Class Pack
Available with the Class Pack 10 bundle and above.
Coming with Class Pack
Available with the Class Pack 10 bundle and above.
Coming with Class Pack
Available with the Class Pack 10 bundle and above.
Want the other 10 lessons?
Lessons 6-15 ship with the Class Pack 10 bundle (€1,380) and up. They cover generative composition, multi-device ensembles, project-based assessment, and cross-curricular maker units.