Interactive learning center

An education center for teaching multiple lessons on a subject to students, the center comprising:

• a booth having physical space to accommodate at least one student;
• a processor located in the booth;
• a memory device coupled to the processor;
• a speaker mounted in the booth and coupled to the processor;
• a display mounted in the booth and coupled to the processor;
• an interface connector coupled to the processor;
• a removable control device which may be carried by a student, the control device matable with the interface connector and having a coupler for data communication with the processor and further having student operated inputs;
• a central server computer having a storage device storing a database having a record corresponding to removable control device;
• a network connection coupled between the central server computer and the processor, the network connection capable of transmitting and receiving data between the central server computer and the processor;
• and
• wherein the removable control device has a stored unique identification data field;
• wherein the processor is capable of responding to the student operated inputs to produce a multi-media response and runs an instructive program which instructs a student to create a composition by inputting a pattern using the inputs on the removable control device and transmits the composition to the central server computer;
• wherein the central server computer stores the composition in the database record associated with the removable control device;
• a station having multiple interface connectors matable with the removable control device;
• a computer for mixing student compositions stored in the database record of the server corresponding to different removable control devices;
• and
• a playback device coupled to the computer for playing back student compositions.

A system for teaching a curriculum of different lessons relating to music to a student, the system comprising:

• a control box having an adaptor, an input device and a memory which stores a unique identification data field;
• a plurality of instruction booths, each with a booth computer, the instruction booths having sufficient physical space for accommodating at least one student, the booths including:
• a display;
• a speaker;
• connector for electrical connection to the control box;
• a user input device;
• a memory device for storing lesson programs for each booth which are a part of the curriculum, with display and speaker data outputs, the lesson programs being interactive through the user input device and the control box and teaching students various preplanned lessons;
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• a processor which loads and plays the lesson programs and reads student operated data input from the user input device and the control box in accordance with the lesson programs;
• a central computer coupled to each of the computers of the instruction booth, the central computer having a database with a record corresponding with each control box;
• the record including storage of student input data and data indicative of a student's exposure to the curriculum by the student visiting a selected number of the instruction booths and completing the lesson programs stored in the booth computers.