PLAY is Fender Guitar’s new online platform for learning acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and ukelele.
There are several things I love about Fender’s new system:
- It’s structured
- It keeps you engaged
- And the quality of the media is excellent.
Watch this demo video to learn why Fender Play could be a great fit for you. And, if you’re a very beginner at guitar or ukelele, I think it may even be the BEST fit for you to learn online.
Try Fender Play here: http://www.theguitarjournal.com/fenderplay
TRANSCRIPT & HIGHLIGHTS
The Dashboard
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Progress Tracker (a la Duolingo).
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Click right into your next steps.
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See your completed work, refresh your memory.
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Blogs and articles.
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Get challenged.
My Path
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A mix of skills, explanations, and songs.
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Later on, tone and gear explanations are mixed in (for example, in Level 4).
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“See All Paths” – you can change your path and instrument at any time.
The Guitar Drop Down
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Search by Songs. This is a powerful database. So much good stuff here!
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Search by Skills. A great way to zoom in on learning all the theory stuff at once.
Ukelel Drop Down
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Same thing.
Songs
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Here’s a bit more graphically interesting way to peruse songs. Sort of like iTunes for learning songs.
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These all have videos, as well as optional chord charts or tabs.
Toolkit
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Tuner – both app and online.
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Fender Tone – a system for sharing effects settings among Fender amps
Articles
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A wealth of information.
What Do You Need to Get Started?
Next Steps: Community
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Hit “Request to Join”
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Answer the question in the prompt – share your Fender Play Username
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You’ll be validated shortly