Don't just play the Notes.
Understand them.

Learn the pattern-based system that reveals how music really works-across the fretboard, in rhythm, and beyond-so you can finally play with confidence, clarity, and feel.

Clear, structured bass training built for real adult lives.

The Method I wish someone had taught me

I studied at five music programs and have a Master’s degree in music.
I met incredible musicians, learned a lot, but nobody gave me a clear, logical system of music for bass. Not one.
So I built the one I wish I’d had.

Why This Works

Because music makes sense when you learn it in a system that trains the musical mind. Here you’re not collecting fragments. You’re developing musicianship with rhythm, harmony, shapes, and ears all supporting each other.
This is the part most players have been missing.

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These are the two courses most students start with.
They give you the structure, clarity, and musicianship everything else builds on.

Music Theory for the Bass Player

For players who can play notes but want to understand them.

Ari's Rhythm Matrix

For bassists who love the groove but were never taught how to actually make it groove, not just land on the "one".

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🎵 Bassists Trust It. Publications Feature It. You’ll Feel It.

I've been honored to be featured in some of the most respected music publications - including several magazine covers - and to be recognized by leaders across the bass community.

🎤 Here’s what students around the world are saying...

Access to Your Teacher
Unmatched Personalized Support Options Since 2017

A solid method is great. A solid method with access to your teacher is even better.
If you want guidance, feedback and company while you learn, the support is here.
We’ve been doing this consistently since 2017.

Our Cohorts

If you ever worried to actually finish a course,
join a COHORT.

A cohort makes sure you finish your course.
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Live Practice w/ Ari

If you want steady practice and real-time coaching,
join LIVE PRACTICE.

Ideal if you're busy but still want progress.
Ongoing, drop in anytime!

Student comments about the Cohort

Game changer

The cohort has been a game-changer for my practice, helping me establish a consistent, focused, and intentional routine.
The coaches, cohort, and moderator all came together to make Ari’s meticulously crafted course a wonderful experience.
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Stunned

I am amazed, shocked, stunned at the amount that I learned.
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C. H.

Accountability!

The cohort has made me accountable so I work steadily towards completing the course.
It adds that extra layer of accountability which serves as motivation during those times when it’s easy to put things off for ‘another day’.
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Hi, I'm Ari

I help bass players unlock their creativity through structure, groove, and musical fluency.

This isn’t just another collection of lessons.
It’s a clear, structured way to build confidence on the bass.
And it works - whether you are into rock, funk, jazz, blues, soul or pop. Whatever your background, whatever your groove - this method meets you where you are.

If you're ready to go deep, stay inspired, and finally feel your progress: welcome.

The system that makes practice work.


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🎸 Trusted by 15,000+ bassists worldwide to groove smarter, play better, and have more fun.

The most used words on our reviews page: "EFFICIENT" and "FUN"

Our students range from hobbyists to pros and everyone in between.
What unites them: they want to get better, fast!

Over 30,000 of Ari's Books read and dog-eared

Over 1,100 reviews and a 4.7-star rating!

A Glimpse of what's possible:
Groove, Precision and Musical Freedom

This short clip on Instagram reached over 600.000 views and has over 30.000 comments.

One viewer commented: "Too fast!" And that's the point!

Because you CAN learn to play like this, one step at a time, with Ari.

✨ My Story: From Doubt to Discovery

I didn’t set out to be a bass player. In fact, for a long time, I didn’t even think I had the right to call myself a musician. 

I started as a classical pianist and I was decent, but I heard music inside me that I needed to get out. I craved freedom. I wanted to improvise. But I was told not to tinker. At home, we only listened to classical music, and anything with drums was frowned upon. In Europe, there’s even a divide: ‘E-Musik’ – serious music – and ‘U-Musik’ – entertainment. Music, in this world, was boxed in, fixed, and written by distant masters.

Then one night, everything changed. I walked into a local jazz club and heard a band playing. What I saw and heard broke every rule I thought music had. It was alive. It had grit, spontaneity, deep groove, and – more than anything – it had expression. The musicians were talking to each other without words. They were risking something. And I wanted that. I needed that.

That night lit a fire. I didn’t just want to play music – I wanted to live it.

I started on keyboard in a band that later needed a bass player. I picked up the electric bass and never looked back. The groove, the feel, the power of those low frequencies—it was everything I had been missing. Bass became my voice.

In my small town, everyone said, “Go see Wolf.” He was the bass teacher. So I did. And that decision changed my life. Wolf didn’t just teach me how to play. He taught me how to practice. How to think music. How to connect to it with mind, heart, and body.

Eventually, we fell in love, got married, and spent decades developing and refining this method of thinking music. I brought my own passion for teaching into the mix – founding a music school, studying learning science, and paying obsessive attention to what actually helps people grow.

Music became my lifeline. It helped me through self-doubt, depression, and the feeling of not belonging. It gave me connection, purpose, and a way to express everything I never had words for.

From all that, a method was born. Backed by experience, shaped by curiosity, and forged in real-life transformation. That method became a bestselling book. Then another. And now, it lives here.

I studied at the University of Music in Vienna and won one of only two spots in a competitive exchange program with the University of Miami. I made the U.S. my home, studied with heroes, toured the world with bands and as a solo artist, and played stages I once only dreamed of. And while those moments shaped me forever, it was never just about building a résumé or collecting credentials. It was about becoming who I was meant to be.

I know what it’s like to feel stuck or unsure of your musical path. Music helped me find my voice. If you’re ready to find yours – I’d be honored to help you get there.

 

From stage to studio, it’s the groove that has always grabbed me.

Helping one student at a time unlock their musical voice—
that’s where the magic happens.

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