Our Teaching Approach
Approachable, thoughtful music education.
To inspire, educate and elevate our young creatives through the joy of music. Fired Up… All of the academic benefits of a music education, re-imagined for the guitar, and delivered via cutting-edge technology to the digitally minded student.
Teaching Philosophy
Learning Format
Reward Based Learning
Methodology
AccessibilityLearning Format
Web & Mobile Delivery System At Fired Up we understand that students spend a lot of time on their personal devices, even at school. The Fired Up is a fully-responsive platform which work on desktops, mobile phones, tablets and laptops.
24/7 Learning The Fired Up platform allows for learning anytime. Students can rewatch lessons again and again. This format improves retention and speeds up learning.
Video Gaming Appeal We’ve created a visually appealing platform that the students resonate with immediately … we’ve made the site look and feel like a video game.
Video Content Every topic is delivered via UHD video, clearly explained and demonstrated for a real-time learning experience.
Reward Based Learning
Reward-Based Learning We’ve referred to each weekly lesson plan as a Level. We want the students to be inspired to reach the next level, and ultimately graduate the program at level 36.
Progress Trophies We want the students to login and practice at home … A trophy award will be automatically added to their player profile panel after each login session.
The Fired Up Guitar Contest At Fired Up, we plan on implementing an annual guitar contest. We’ll be offering a scholarship guitar to one lucky student per school.
We’ll be announcing this creative contest at the beginning of the program to add an extra incentive towards the learning process. The contest will launch at the beginning of Q4.
Robbie will be reviewing the entries for the contest, and the award will go to the student who shows the most creative application of the core curriculum.
Teaching Methodology
Logical Progression The Fired Up curriculum delivers the building blocks to the core principles of rhythmic, harmonic and melodic comprehension of music … all while actually playing the guitar.
Learning How To Learn Robbie has an innate ability to teach the student how to learn and discover the creativity that lies within each of them. At Fired Up we Inspire the curious mind to go on a journey of musical discovery and self-expression.
Level Assignments Each week the students are given an assignment to keep them on track with the curriculum. We also advocate for the creative use of the materials, and inspire the students to create their own music from the material.
Speed Learning Techniques Robbie advocates speed learning techniques such as visualization, verbalization and making a resonant connection with your instrument through singing the guitar parts.
Morphing Robbie has also developed a technique called “morphing”… the smooth transition between shapes that anyone can apply after one simple lesson.
Shapes Within Shapes Chords are built from scales, arpeggios are built from chords, and double-stops are chord fragments. Each of these shapes reside within a larger shape. Once you recognize those puzzle pieces and the infrastructure within them, the world of guitar becomes architectural design and musical geometry.
Lesson Jam Sessions Imagine being able to jam with your guitar instructor anytime, anywhere! With Fired Up the students can. Each lesson topic is followed by a jam session where the students play along with Robbie and the groove using their new chord, arpeggio, progression or melody.
Ensemble Jams Robbie reminds educators to assign parts of the weekly curriculum to sections of the classroom. This teaches the students how to listen, and interact musically with their fellow musicians. Rotating parts so that each section plays each element of the arrangement is the key to a fun, successful jam session.
Diagram Orientation We’ve re-oriented chord diagrams to logically view horizontally, matching the traditional notation stave lines and contemporary tablature strings.
Color Coded Diagrams We’ve numbered and color coded the four fingers on the fretting hand, making instant shape recognition a breeze for the developing student.
Accessibility
Equal Opportunities & Special Education Educators and School Principals are excited that the Fired Up approach, philosophies, and new implementations also allow students with learning disabilities an equal opportunity to enjoy playing the guitar and music.
Repetitive Learning Repetition is the key for some students. With the Fired Up platform, students can rewatch any lesson at any time. This supports students with varying learning needs in being able to internalize lessons.
ADA Compliance The Fired Up platform is fully ADA compliant for people with disabilities.