Music tech your students can use in five minutes — and that works on the Chromebooks your district already bought.
Standards-aligned music technology for K-12. Tangible hardware, browser-based software, no installs, no drivers, no IT escalations. Used by Lincoln Center, Stanford d.school, Berklee, and conservatories across the EU.
Four roles, one platform.
Music teacher
You teach music. You want students making real sound on day one. You don't want a 45-minute tutorial before the bell.
Start with: 5 free lesson plans
IT admin
You configure devices. Plug-and-play USB — no drivers, no app installs, no network egress, no student-account creation.
Read: standards alignment
Principal / admin
You approve budgets. Every order is quoted individually, with an education discount. Eligible for ESSER (US) and Digitalpakt 2.0 (DE) funding.
See: classroom sets
Procurement
You process the order. We accept POs, issue VAT invoices, and have W-9 + COI on file. Procurement packet bundled on request within 1 business day.
Quoted for your classroom.
We quote every classroom order individually: our website prices excluding VAT, with an education discount for schools and universities. Tell us what you're planning and we'll reply with an itemized quote.
Single Teacher Starter
- 1 TouchMe + 1 Playtron
- Alligator clips + 8 skin patches
- Full curriculum access
- Free Playtronica 101 PD course
Class Pack 10
- 5 TouchMe + 5 Playtron + 1 Biotron
- 2 patch packs + alligator clip multipack
- Storage case
- 15-lesson curriculum
- 1 Certified Educator Workshop seat
Class Pack 30
- 15 TouchMe + 10 Playtron + 3 Biotron + 1 Orbita
- Bulk accessories
- Full curriculum + 3 PD seats
- 1h live training (Zoom)
District / Lab
- Custom device mix
- On-site training option
- White-glove setup
- Multi-year curriculum updates
Optional Certified Educator Workshop €179 — 3-hour video + 1h live Q&A with Andrey + certificate. Standalone or bundled.
Five lessons free. Ten more in the bundle.
Every lesson is Hunter-NCAS-5E hybrid format — the shape your district already recognises. Web-readable AND printable PDF.
Download Lesson 1 as a ready-to-print PDF.
Standards-aligned, classroom-tested, 30 minutes, K-2. Print it, teach it, see if your students light up. No follow-up emails — we ask for your address only so we can credit schools that use it.
Used by music programs at:
347 institutional orders since 2023, across K-12, conservatories, universities, and public ministries.
"TouchMe in my electroacoustic-composition seminar has students playing within their first ten minutes. The classroom feels like a real studio."
Dr. Richard Boulanger · Berklee College of Music
Real questions from real schools.
Will this work on our Chromebooks?
Yes. Every Playtronica device is a class-compliant USB MIDI device — no drivers, no installs. Open synth.playtronica.com in the Chromebook's Chrome browser, plug in the device, the student plays. Tested in real classroom Chromebook deployments since 2019.
Are the lessons standards-aligned?
Yes — each lesson maps to NCAS (US), the UK Model Music Curriculum, NGSS where cross-curricular, and ISTE where tech-integrative. See the standards alignment matrix on the dedicated page.
Do you accept Purchase Orders?
Yes. We issue formal VAT invoices, accept POs from US school districts, UK Local Authorities, and EU institutions. We can be set up as a vendor in most procurement systems within one business day.
What happens if a device breaks in the first month?
Free replacement. Our institutional warranty is 1 year US/JP, 2 years EU/UK — extended beyond the consumer 30-day window. We ship replacements within 3 business days of confirmation.
What if I'm not a music teacher?
Lots of our institutional buyers are STEAM coordinators, makerspace leads, or art teachers running cross-curricular music units. The hardware works the same. The curriculum gives entry points for non-music backgrounds.
One human reads every email.
Andrey Manirko · founder
Replies within 1 business day. I review most quote requests personally. If your school is a good fit, we'll book a 30-minute call.
Education — [your school]Playtronica is a small studio founded by Sasha Pas in 2014. Used by classrooms, conservatories, festivals (Sónar, CTM), and museums (Centre Pompidou, Garage, Palais de Tokyo, Exploratorium). MIT-licensed code, CC-BY-4.0 content. Read more at playtronica.com.