The Fender Play curriculum for the Spring semester is outlined below by instrument.
To access the LAUSD scope & sequence, including description of weekly assessments and alignment to CA State Standards, visit this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Mkn_-Ty5vDcepHGUjSS9GSJsifjj47TM?usp=sharing
You will find scope and sequences for both new and continuing students.
GUITAR PATH (acoustic & electric)
NEW Students
29 Courses
Pop Path: Levels 1-2
Level 1: Weeks 1- 7
14 courses
Basics (posture, fretting, string names, tuning, etc.), Read Tabs, chord diagrams, play basic rhythms, 5 chords (Em, Am, C, G, D)
4 Riffs, 2 Songs
Level 2: Weeks 8-16
15 courses
Read basic rhythm (whole, half, qtr, 8th), strum 8ths, ABCs musical alphabet, 4/4 time, tone (pick ups, knobs and switches) 2 new chords (A and E)
3 Riffs, 3 Songs
CONTINUING Students
37 Courses
Pop Path: Levels 3-4
Review: Weeks 1-3 (review and refresh any level 1 or 2 topics)
Level 3: Weeks 4-8
19 Courses
Read dots, ties and triplets, intro to capo (brief), string muting, syncopate your strum, power chords, tone (clean and dirty), notes on E and B strings, bass note strum, Em pentatonic scale, 3/4 time, F chord.
3 Riffs, 4 Songs
Level 4: Weeks 10-16
18 Courses
Notes on G and D strings, 16th notes, C major scale, metronome, root notes (how to jam with a bassist, alternate picking, tone (amp settings and EQ), arpeggio picking, moveable Em pentatonic scale, chord anticipation,
4 Riffs, 2 Songs
BASS PATH
NEW Students
53 Courses
Rock Path: Levels 1-3
Level 1: Weeks 1-5
18 Courses
Basics (posture, fretting, string names, tuning, etc.), Read Tabs & chord charts, play basic rhythms, learn 1st pos. natural notes on 1st 3 strings, root notes, metronome.
5 Riffs, 2 Songs
Level 2: Weeks 6-11
17 courses
Read basic rhythm (whole, half, qtr, 8th), play 8ths, ABCs musical alphabet, string muting, jam with a drummer, C major scale (open position), chord construction, roots and fifths, Blues form.
3 Riffs, 3 Songs
Level 3: Weeks 12-16
18 courses
Read syncopated rhythms (dots, ties), down strokes w/ a pick, A natural minor scale, finger rolls, C major scale (closed position) build a groove w/ a drummer, string raking, C major pentatonic scale.
5 Riffs, 3 Songs
CONTINUING Students
34 Courses
Rock Path: Levels 4-5
Review: Weeks 1-2 (review and refresh any level 1-3 topics)
Level 4: Weeks 3-9
18 Courses
Reading 16th notes and rests, syncopation and anticipation, octaves in rock, C natural minor scale, arpeggios, alternate picking, major scales in relation to key, solfege primer, C minor pentatonic scale,
2 Riffs, 5 Songs
Level 5: Weeks 10-16
16 Courses
Read triplets, box patterns in rock, chromatic scale, skipping strings w/ a pick, palm muting w/ a pick, swing/shuffle feel w/ the blues, hammer-ons, 16th note fills.
3 Riffs, 4 Songs
UKULELE PATH
NEW Students
53 Courses
One path only: Levels 1-3
Level 1: Weeks 1-5
17 Courses
Basics (posture, fretting, string names, tuning, etc.), Read Tabs, chord diagrams & charts, play basic rhythms, 4 chords (C, Am, F, G7), Play/Sing: pickup notes & starting pitch
3 Riffs, 3 Songs
Level 2: Weeks 6-10
17 Courses
Read basic rhythm (whole, half, qtr, 8th), ABCs musical alphabet, Chords (A, A7, D, D7, G), Play/Sing: strum steady qtr notes, metronome,
2 Riffs, 5 Songs
Level 3: Weeks 11-16
19 Courses
Chords (Em, B7), Play/Sing: Steady qtr & 8th notes, string muting, scratch strumming, backbeat strumming, C major scale, fingerpicking.
2 Riffs, 7 Songs
CONTINUING Students
38 Courses
One path only: Level 4-5
Review: Weeks 1-2 (review and refresh any level 1-3 topics)
Level 4: Weeks 3-7
18 Courses
Reading dots and ties, 3/4 time, Chords (Dm), The Doo Wop progression, syncopated strumming, 6/8 time.
3 Riffs, 7 Songs
Level 5: Weeks 8-16
20 Courses
16th note strumming, read triplets, swing/shuffle feel, chord anticipation, major scales in relation to key, chucking, F major scale, barre chords.
2 Riffs, 8 Songs