Fun Bass Course: Make Theory Stick With This Rad Trick!

Fun music theory course

If Theory is no fun...

It's not you. It's the approach.

You know you "should" be learning theory but:

Imagine...

WELCOME TO

Make Theory Stick with this Fun Trick

This one hour class shows you a trick that will make you see how cool truly knowing theory can be! 

Learning theory can be an absolute blast if you do it like Ari shows you.

The secrets? 

  • Using improvisation! (I show you how)
  • Theory = shapes on the fretboard (makes it easy and relatable)
  • Make music with it (playing grooves and fills)
  • Ari’s Groove Recipe using rhythmic templates
And the biggest secret of all:
Theory must be applied and practiced on the fretboard.
  

What is in this class?

Who is this class for?

Here's what you can expect when you take this class:

To have a blast

Accessible, sounding great, you got this!

To learn an important scale

Ari's box shape mnemonics make it easy!

To improvise

Even if you have never done this. The rhythmic template gets you started. It's a thrill!

To make theory intuitive

Learning theory this way is fun and accessible!

Here's What People are Saying...

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Hi, I’m Ari.

Bassist, author, educator. Groove enthusiast and learning nerd.

As a bassist, I have toured/played/recorded with a variety of rock, Jazz, and funk bands, I have worked with some incredible producers (Keith Olsen) and musicians (Paul Hanson, Muriel Anderson) and I toured Brazil with Stu Hamm as a duo.

As a bass teacher, I have taught at London Bass Day, Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp, SBL, Truefire, notreble… I even ran my own music school for a few years before gigs took me back on the road.

One thing to know about me is that I teach because I am absolutely fascinated with the learning process. And I am obsessed with helping others realize their musical potential.

When I started playing bass, I excelled very quickly because I had an amazing teacher who taught me using a powerful method. This method transformed my playing so quickly that I passed a bunch of high-level university auditions and even tested out of entire classes at university even though I had been playing for only a very short time.

That’s the method that, many years later turned into one of my books, co-written with Wolf Wein, called “The Pattern System for the Bass Player”. I created entire systems of learning based on some of these ideas and wrote books and created courses together with Wolf. Our bass books have sold over 30,000 copies and garnered rave reviews.

I started teaching online in 2009 and have embraced technology as a powerful learning tool since then, never losing sight of the importance of providing feedback and personalized guidance to learners.

I also utilize the power of learning in groups: our first cohort with volunteer coaches ran in 2018, and Masterclasses started in 2020.

Read more…

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$35

$25

A one hour class with jamtracks, PDFs, videos. 

30 day money back guarantee

We offer a no-questions-asked money back guarantee so your commitment is risk free for 30 days. Try it on for size and you’re not completely convinced that this course is right for you, I will promptly refund your money.

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Questions & Answers About This Course

It is for lower intermediate and up and for anyone who needs a fresh way looking at music theory. 

Our Core Principles Course is a 3 hour course on theory and technique that is beginner friendly. It is aimed at beginner/low-intermediate.

Our 20 Unit Music Theory for the Bass Player Course is an in-depth course on theory, technique, groove-creation, styles analyses and much much more.  

Make Theory Stick is a 1-hour course that gives you an idea of how fun learning music theory can be, if done the Ari way.  

Yes, we offer an unconditional 30-day money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied for any reason, do not hesitate to email for a full refund for the course.

Buy completely risk-free and get lifetime access to the material once the tuition is paid in full.

The cohort Add-on portion of the course is not refundable because we have limited seats available and organize coaches who work with you. 

Yes, sign up anytime and go at your own pace.

Your bass and an internet connection. It streams online. 

Why you'll prefer the Ari Way

Without Ari

With Ari

Theory is dry and disconnected. Hard to memorize
Use theory in grooves and have a blast learning it
Theory and technique taught separately; misses a great learning opportunity
Theory = shapes. Practice together with technique for fastest results!
You'll often try to learn just through copying thereby missing out on the fast track
You'll create your own grooves following Ari's formulas
No guidance on how to practice
Practice is playful and musical

Get Instant Access

$35

$25

A one hour class with jamtracks, PDFs, videos. 

30 day money back guarantee

We offer a no-questions-asked money back guarantee so your commitment is risk free for 30 days. Try it on for size and you’re not completely convinced that this course is right for you, I will promptly refund your money.

We use the most secure checkout system on the market.

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Core Principles: Foundational Theory Course

Does your bass playing lack foundation?

Stop trying with the starts and stops and experience for yourself what building a strong foundation of technique and theory can do for you...

Does this sound like you?

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Our student Danny doing a fingering drill up the neck

Bassist Danny nailing a fingering drill all across the fretboard!

Easy to smile for Craig who just finished a round of technique drills…

Imagine it all starting to make sense...

This could be you:
You go to a jam and the drummer kicks things off with a catchy beat. Then the guitar player drops in a few chords and that’s when you jump in with your own grooves and fills – totally on the fly and it feels amazing!

Expressing your ideas in a manner that garners the respect of your bandmates, friends and fans alike and it feels amazing to be able to do that! 

That’s because when you start learning a strong foundation of theory and technique, everything begins to fall into place:

WELCOME TO

Core Principles:
A
Foundational Music Theory Course for Bass Players

By the end of this class you will be able to:

  • Create your own grooves over background tracks
  • Improvise music theory shapes 
  • Create your own grooves using our “Basic Groove Creation Recipe”
  • Get a juicy, round tone because your technique has improved
  • Play music theory shapes over Blues, Reggae, Rock, Disco, Bossa Nova and many other fun styles!
  • Understand that if you learn by Ari and Wolf’s powerful 42 principles you grow your toolbox quickly and reliably

What is inside?

Take a turbo tour

Learn 42 Core Principles that will
transform your playing!

Who this course is for...

Here's What People are Saying...

Our students are raving about Ari

Hi. I’m Ari.

Bassist, author, educator. Groove enthusiast and learning nerd.

As a bassist, I have toured/played/recorded with a variety of rock, Jazz, and funk bands, I have worked with some incredible producers (Keith Olsen) and musicians (Paul Hanson, Muriel Anderson) and I toured Brazil with Stu Hamm as a duo.

As a bass teacher, I have taught at London Bass Day, Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp, SBL, Truefire, notreble… I even ran my own music school for a few years before gigs took me back on the road.

One thing to know about me is that I teach because I am absolutely fascinated with the learning process. And I am obsessed with helping others realize their musical potential.

When I started playing bass, I excelled very quickly because I had an amazing teacher who taught me using a powerful method. This method transformed my playing so quickly that I passed a bunch of high-level university auditions and even tested out of entire classes at university even though I had been playing for only a very short time.

That’s what, many years later turned into one of my books, co-written with Wolf Wein, called “The Pattern System for the Bass Player”. I created entire systems of learning based on some of these ideas and wrote books and created courses together with Wolf. Our bass books have sold over 30,000 copies and garnered rave reviews.

I started teaching online in 2009 and have embraced technology as a powerful learning tool since then, never losing sight of the importance of providing feedback and personalized guidance to learners.

I also utilize the power of learning in groups: our first cohort with volunteer coaches ran in 2018, and Masterclasses started in 2020.

Read more…

Without "Core Principles"

With "Core Principles"

Rote learning, stuck on YouTube, no plan
Create your own grooves following Ari's formulas
You get bad technique habits because theory and technique are taught separately
With Ari, theory = shapes! Taught together with technique you will improve your technique while studying theory!
You are frustrated because theory is dry and disconnected. Hard to memorize
You use theory in grooves and have an easy time remembering it
You get no guidance on how exactly to practice
You have fun because practice is playful and musical
You are adrift learning without a plan
Ari has 42 core principles she and Wolf have laid out; so it's step by step for you and you learn in a consistent manner
You are limited because you are learning song after song without the bigger picture
Core Principles teach you to use the learned materials in a variety of styles with analyses and groove formulas

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$85

No fluff – Just the good stuff! With this Core Principles course, you’ll get a primer on proper technique plus all the critical elements of music theory… presented in practical terms as it relates to the fretboard. 

Look forward to lots and lots of groove shedding, including several opportunities for you to play along with Wolf’s awesome jam tracks. It’s creative, refreshing and fun!

30 day money back guarantee

We offer a no-questions-asked money back guarantee so your commitment is risk free for 30 days. Try it on for size and you’re not completely convinced that this course is right for you, I will promptly refund your money.

Our checkout is secure with Stripe!

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What's included

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Myth Buster

Learning hundreds of songs with TAB will not make you a better player somehow/maybe/hopefully!

In reality, all it does is turn you into a walking, breathing karaoke bassist – only able to play the songs verbatim, and only in the key the TAB was in. Originality, agency, or real musical skills will rarely emerge on their own like that. 

The way to get better is to get competent. To understand how music is put together. And it does not need to be hard or boring.
Do my fun theory drills that use improvisation and get the competence by creating theory with grooves to help you understand how you can make it all work. 

The way to get your fingers to cooperate is to learn to play with relaxation and feel, just like we practice it in my Finger Kung Fu sections in this course!

Find your creative self in the many groove and fill drills in this course that not only put skill at your fingertips, but a confident smile on your face. 

Real confidence requires real proof 
– and it comes from finally knowing what you are doing.  

Done the Ari Way, theory deepens the magic giving you more options, new insights, better ears and an enormous amount of understanding!
Theory creates true competenceconfidence, and ability!

This beginner-friendly “Core Principles” Course shows you the guiding principles that lead to a strong foundation in theory and technique so you can create your own grooves! 

Questions & Answers About This Course

We offer a no-questions-asked money back guarantee so your commitment is risk free for 30 days. Try it on for size and you’re not completely convinced that this course is right for you, I will promptly refund your money.

Our checkout is secure with Stripe!

Your bass and an internet connection. 

No need to be able to read scores. Learn theory as shapes first, it makes learning to read much easier later. We have included TAB and score so you can figure out the examples with the guidance in the videos. 

Yes you will, in a variety of styles!

This is a beginner-friendly course! Intermediate level players will also get a lot out of it!

Yes start right away! You have lifetime access!

We also offer a data CD for the computer. You need a CD player to play it (which is rare these days). If you are interested you can purchase it here.  

No. While the subject matter is in some ways similar – theory, technique, groove creation, this is a shorter course. All new videos and completely new drills, so there is zero overlap.  
If you are curious about Ari’s teaching but not quite ready for the “big course” yet, this is a great starting point!
If you have already done the 20 unit course, you will find this a collection of fun drills that will reinforce what you have already learned. It will be useful and not too challenging!

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