Music Curriculum Aligned to California's VAPA Standards
Prodigies is a PreK–5 music curriculum built to align with California's Arts Standards for Music (VAPA) — and because it qualifies as a standards-aligned instructional material, it's a natural fit for Prop 28 dollars. It's colorful, turnkey, and designed so any teacher can deliver it — no specialist required.
Aligned to California's Arts Standards for Music
California's 2019 Arts Standards (VAPA) are built on the National Core Arts Standards and organized around four artistic processes. Prodigies addresses each one:
| Artistic process | How Prodigies addresses it |
|---|---|
| Creating | Improvising and composing with color-coded notes, rhythm activities, and song-writing prompts. |
| Performing | Singing, solfege hand-signs, and playing bells, glockenspiels, recorder, and ukulele in every lesson. |
| Responding | Listening games, music appreciation, and analyzing what students hear. |
| Connecting | Cross-curricular activities, cultural and historical context, and social-emotional learning. |
Want to see exactly which standards a lesson hits? Our free tool Pretty Standard Really lets you browse California's music standards and check any lesson plan against them in seconds.
Fund it with Prop 28
California's Proposition 28 provides roughly $1 billion per year for arts and music education, with up to 20% available for materials, training, and partnerships — exactly where a curriculum license, instruments, and teacher PD fit. See our full breakdown and sample budget-justification language on the California Prop 28 funding page.
Why California teachers & administrators choose Prodigies
- Turnkey. Press-play video lessons mean any teacher can deliver music — no specialist hire required.
- Accessible to every learner. Color-coded notation reaches pre-readers, English learners, and students with disabilities.
- Affordable & PO-friendly. $295/year per school site (under $1/student/month at a typical site); we accept purchase orders and provide a W-9.
- Standards-based. Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards that underpin California's VAPA framework, with state mapping available on request.
Ready to bring standards-aligned music to your California school?
Explore the Prodigies PK–5 site license or the full elementary music curriculum, or email hello@prodigies.com for a quote, W-9, or PO — same or next-day turnaround.
Alignment reflects Prodigies' mapping to the National Core Arts Standards that underpin California's 2019 Arts Standards for Music. Confirm fit with your district's arts coordinator.