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I will explain. But first let me tell you that if you have found us, congratulations. Likely it means that you are a growth-minded musician, ready to step it up a few notches! Welcome!
Can you imagine being confident all over the fretboard, relaxed and musically free? Expressing your own ideas and gaining respect from your bandmates and friends and fans?
No matter where you are in your bass journey – this course teaches you all you need to know about music theory as a bass player!
And you want to know because Music Theory enables you to:
okay, not hard! 
you likely already intuit this! 
that’s a shortcut!! 
cool package! 
This will not happen overnight… but, if you are willing to invest in yourself with a bit of discipline, courage, and an open mind… it will happen for you!
Here we set the tone – so to speak – for the week!
You get:
Finger Kung Fu is next and it’s all about technique.
I’ll give you practice regimens to get your fingers in shape and prepare you to conquer any foe: arpeggios, tricky grooves, fills or solos!
There are usually two to four videos in this section, including some that you just pop in and practice along with – I call them “Practice with me” videos!
We progress from easy to pretty tough. This section is very popular because it is so satisfying to sense your progress each week!
Theory Practice is the third section – this is where we marry the theory knowledge of the Intro to the fretboard!
And we do it in a way that makes practical sense by emphasizing shapes and patterns.
Now new:
Mindbending and challenging interactive quizzes! They are such a great way to double check yourself! Some are tongue in cheek, some make you think, some will make you laugh out loud. You can do them often, we have a large question bank so each time you do it, it varies!
This section gets the most thumbs up from our participants for fun factor!
Bass Line Lab follows the good grounding in theory. Here, you’ll be creating your own bass lines using the theory material we covered previously. Each week builds on the previous one, and we will do this in lots of variation
Jamtracks, descriptions and PDFs to help you out and make it super enjoyable! 1 to 3 videos each unit!
Combo Class is where you get a double bang for your practicing buck!
In particular, a series I call “Creative Notefinder” takes you through all 21 notes (Yes, twenty-one! That’s not a typo). All over the fretboard! In a systematic fashion!
Students say Combo Class doesn’t feel like practicing at all, but more like jamming with a friend, and that’s exactly what it is!
We switch it up each unit by using different time signatures and adding additional, progressively harder assignments. Wolf created a unique jam track for each note name, including wicked variations and rhythmic twists!
In later units, Combo Class turns into Styles Lab and that is all about various styles of grooves: we tackle pop, rock, reggae, funk, jazz, blues and more.
Descriptions, PDFs, jam tracks! 1 to 3 videos each unit!
Jamtracks, descriptions and PDFs to help you out and make it super enjoyable! 1 to 3 videos each unit!
The Hip Bit section is packed with cool stuff, fun stuff, the unexpected, sample licks, name-that-bassline drills, fills, grooves, songs… it is the icing on the cake!
PDFs, descriptions, jam tracks. You know the drill. Usually one video, sometimes more.
The Wiz Bit contains valuable practice tips and tricks! Read them, use them, and turbo-charge your practice time!
It’s short, and sweet, and very useful!
And finally, I send you off for the week with an Outro section which is much more than an outro:
All these goodies come in handy zip files so you can download them with one click
Intro:
Beginner’s Crash Course: [24.47]
Welcome Video: [3.12]
Finger Kung Fu:
Basic Set Up [3.07]
Permutation 5th fret [7.10]
Practice with me [3.10]
Theory Practice:
Note Name Drills with Visualization [3.13]
Note Name Drills on the Bass [1.49]
String of the Week: E string [3.49]
Bass Line Lab:
Groove and Fill Minor Pentatonic [8.24]
Groove and Fill w Call and Response easier [5.30]
Groove and Fill w Call and Response harder [4.11]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder E [3.52]
Hip Bit:
Blindfolded Notefinder [3.11]
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Finger Fitness [8.45]
Permutation 1243 4312 [2.49]
Practice with me [15.12]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: A string [2.02]
Note Name Drill: Dots [6.06]
Rock the Prime [7.03]
Bass Line Lab:
Rockin’ Primes over Chords with a Twist [5.19]
Combo Class:
Notefinder C, F [1.44]
Hip Bit:
Rock this 6-bar Chord Progression [4.09]
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Spatial Orientation [5.31]
Permutation 1432 4123 [5.25]
Practice with me [17.24]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: D string [2.36]
Note Name Drill: Top Down [3.28]
Practice Chromatic Scale on one String with Eartraining [4.47]
Bass Line Lab:
Chromatic Approaches Over a Blues Progression [9.48]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder w/Seconds G [4.41]
Creative Notefinder w/Seconds D [5.53]
Hip Bit:
Guess these Classics! [2.14]
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Spatial Orientation [7.06]
Permutation 1324 4231 [4.45]
Practice with me (easier version) [20.40]
Practice with me (harder version) Permutation the whole note scale [7.32]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: G string [3.48]
Beautiful Theory Practice Using Whole Tone Scale [3.44]
Bass Line Lab:
Grooves on Dots with Seconds [5.23]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder Bb [6.08]
Creative Notefinder Eb [1.42]
Hip Bit:
Grooves with Minor Thirds [5.35]
Grooves with Major Thirds [3.46]
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Spatial Orientation [7.06]
Permutation 1324 4231 [4.45]
Practice with me (easier version) [20.40]
Practice with me (harder version) Permutation the whole note scale [7.32]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: G string [3.48]
Beautiful Theory Practice Using Whole Tone Scale [3.44]
Bass Line Lab:
Grooves on Dots with Seconds [5.23]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder Bb [6.08]
Creative Notefinder Eb [1.42]
Hip Bit:
Grooves with Minor Thirds [5.35]
Grooves with Major Thirds [3.46]
[50 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 5 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Open Strings Practice [5.45]
Permutation 1342 4231 [2.49]
Theory Practice:
Creating Grooves using 6ths, 7ths 8ths & Pedaling 5th [9.14]
Bass Line Lab:
Going Disco [5.11]
Combo Class:
Notefinder in Ab [5.49]
Notefinder in C#m [3.19]
Hip Bit:
Chromatic Approaches [3.40]
[1 hour 12 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 7 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation 4132 2314 [37.47]
Right Hand – Left Hand Coordination [4.48]
Theory Practice:
Whole Tone Jam: Tritones and Major Thirds [4.41]
Bass Line Lab:
Groove and Fill: Call and Response Minor Blues Scale [7.03]
Advanced Version Groove and Fill: Call and Response Minor Blues Scale [4.07]
Combo Class:
Groove and Fill with Slides [3.56]
Creative Notefinder C-Flat in 3/4 [4.18]
Creative Notefinder in D# in 3/4 [2.54]
Hip Bit:
“Flat5 versus Perfect5” [3.20]
[1 hour 14 minutes] of VIDEO • 5 PDFs • 7 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation 3124 4213 Diagonally Practice with me! [33.58]
Coordination Exercises RH-LH: Legato Notes with Open Strings [4.17]
Theory Practice:
Inversions: What they are and Double Stops [7.50]
Bass Line Lab:
Grooves with Compound Intervals [11.36]
Grooves with 1-5-8-10 [3.42]
Combo Class:
Groove and Fill Slides [2.04]
Creative Notefinder E# Minor [2.41]
Creative Notefinder Db [3.53]
Hip Bit:
These are the Days of our Shining Stars [4.20]
[1 hour 34 minutes] of VIDEO • 4 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Scales with Root Pedal [14.52]
Permutation 2143 3412 Descending with Mirror Image Practice with me! [34.17]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales Groups of Three C. G [6.53]
Bass Line Lab:
Call and Response: Scale Fragments [10.20]
Combo Class:
Scales Through the Cycle with Improv [17.01]
Creative Notefinder in Fb in 6/8 [5.34]
Creative Notefinder in G# in 6/8 [3.38]
Hip Bit:
Major Scale Songs [1.21]
[1 hour 13 minutes] of VIDEO • No PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Intro:
Welcome to Review Week [4.34]
Mind Gym “Say and Play” [9.36]
Ear Training Primer [19.08]
Finger Kung Fu:
Mystery Permutation Exercises [6.08]
Theory Practice:
Interval Review [17.39]
Combo Class:
Interval Grooving with Eartraining [15.59]
[58 minutes] of VIDEO • 8 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs [15.04]
RH String Finding Exercises with LH Chord Strengthener [5.41]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Groups of Threes Reversed and Groups of Fours Eb F [8.24]
Triads Through the Cycle in Major (2 fingerings) [11.21]
Triads Through the Cycle in Minor [6.30]
Bass Line Lab:
Cycle Triad Improv in Major [5.49]
Combo Class:
Notefinder in G-Flat in 5/4 [2.50]
Notefinder in A# in 5/4 [1.52]
Hip Bit:
Songs from Triads [1.10]
[1 hour 14 minutes] of VIDEO • 5 PDFs • 7 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation 1234 4321 with Hammer-ons and Pull-offs Practice with me [19.08]
RH String Finding Exercises with LH Chord Strengthener [4.49]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Triads in Order of the Scale [7.32]
Diatonic Triads in Order of the Cycle in Major [6.35]
Bass Line Lab:
Diatonic Triads in one Position [10.54]
Improvising through the Cycle in Minor [4.26]
Combo Class:
Notefinder in B# in 7/8 [6.10]
Hip Bit:
Cycle Tip [3.10]
[51 minutes] of VIDEO • 8 PDFs • 9 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation with Fixed 1 [14.38]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener, Inversions [5.27]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Triad Cycle in A [5.44]
Diatonic Triad Cycle in C with Variations [4.52]
Skills for Scales Groups of Twos in C [7.22]
Bass Line Lab:
Sus Chords and Slash Chords [6.02]
Styles Lab:
Reggae Triads [5.28]
Hip Bit:
Mister Blister [2.04]
[1 hour 3 minutes] of VIDEO • 12 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with Fixed 4 [6.56]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener, Inversions 2 [6.35]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Triad Cycle in D [9.14]
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Triads in G [10.35]
Skills for Scales Groups of Twos with Phrasing Bb [3.27]
Bass Line Lab:
Tritone Double Stops [10.37]
Styles Lab:
Funk [9.49]
Hip Bit:
Terrific Tritone [5.53]
[1 hour 1 minute] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 5 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with Fixed 2 [16.14]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener, Inversions 3 [2.49]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Cycle in Bb [4.19]
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Thirds Reversed in Eb [3.57]
Skills for Scales Diatonic Fourths in D [2.39]
Bass Line Lab:
Diminished Triads Through the Cycle [8.32]
Styles Lab:
Pop [5.23]
Hip Bit:
Tritone Substitution Applied [6.48]
[1 hour 11 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 5 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with Fixed 32 [12.37]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener 4-Note Chords [6.05]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Fourths in F Reversed [9.25]
Skills for Scales Diatonic Fifths in Bb [3.02]
Minor Differences [18.29]
Bass Line Lab:
Minor Call and Response [4.26]
Minor Differences: Grooves [3.20]
Styles Lab:
Minor Pop [9.47]
Hip Bit:
Harmonic Major [3.57]
[31 minutes] of VIDEO • 6 PDFs • 8 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Pedaling for Cool Effect [8.02]
Permutations with 2 Fingers Fixed: 1324 [8.11]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Fifths Reversed in G [3.49]
Skills for Scales Diatonic Sixths in D [3.21]
Bass Line Lab:
Cycle Walk [16.48]
Cycle Tune in Minor: Let’s Disco [5.43]
Styles Lab:
Jazz (Walking Bass 1) [14.42]
Hip Bit:
Find the Key & Name the Minor [13.31]
[1 hour 14 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with 2 Fingers Fixed 1423 [10.19]
Permutations Hammer-ons/Pull-offs 1342 2431 [5.18]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Sixths Reversed in C [3.28]
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Sevenths in A [3.27]
Modes in a Minute [14.22]
Bass Line Lab:
Lydian Fantasy [16.35]
Funk Dorian [5.14]
Shortcut for Improv [10.13]
Styles Lab:
Jazz (Walking Bass 2) [4.25]
Hip Bit:
The Man Who Sold the Mode (D Bowie) [1.30]
[1 hour 29 minutes] of VIDEO • 10 PDFs • 8 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with 2 Fingers Fixed 1234 [17.41]
Permutations Hammer-ons/Pull-offs 3142 2413 [2.49]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Sevenths Reversed in B-Flat [3.06]
Skills for Scales Octaves in E-Flat [5.44]
Bass Line Lab:
Blues Overview [13.25]
Rockin’ Mixolydian [10.23]
Dark and Heavy Phrygian [10.02]
Styles Lab:
The Blues [11.02]
Hip Bit:
[59 minutes] of VIDEO • 5 PDFs • 15 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Review and Preview Where to From Here: Tips [14.12]
Finger Kung Fu:
How to Create your Own – Tips [6.48]
Bach Bass [7.30]
Theory Practice:
Two Octave Arpeggios [6.47]
Bass Line Lab:
Modes Review [14.51]
Styles Lab:
Motown [5.04]
Hip Bit:
Stevie Wonderland 2 [4.29]
And that is still not all: We sprinkle motivational videos throughout the course to help you stay on track and energized.
This course is an amazing journey, guaranteed to take you to new heights in your bass pursuits!
You can if you want to but this is way better: Quality over quantity!
We show you exactly how to practice. If you follow our detailed instructions you can cut practice time dramatically while getting great results. I have met many people who have been moving their fingers mindlessly for years, sometimes decades, without seeing a lot of improvement. If this is you, you owe it to yourself to join this course and learn how to be much more effective!
What We Know Is That This Minimum Formula Works For Success With The Course:
45 Minutes Of Practice, 5 Days A Week = RESULTS!
One of the reasons why I created this course is that my one-on-one lesson studio is full and has a long waiting list. By creating this course I make our methods available to a much larger audience – also at a fraction of the cost (note: one-on-ones with me are 155$ per lesson and the material in this course is about 40 lessons with me)
We offer a no-questions-asked money back guarantee so your commitment is risk free for 20 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.
Note: most students report taking longer than a week to practice all the material. Two weeks provides a very realistic pace that keeps you on top of the assignments at a terrific pace. Whether you chose the up-front option or the installment plan, once all installments are paid off, you retain lifetime access to the course.
Each unit is an hour + of new video, background tracks, PDFs and more.
This course uses the book as a teaching text (and goes far beyond it!).
You can get it anywhere – info here.
Why am I so confident saying you will move mountains with this course?
My name is Ariane Cap. I have played bass for over 27 years and have been teaching for 20 years. I’ve been featured regularly on Scott’s Bass Lessons, NoTreble, TrueFire and the International Society of Bassists. I’ve been written about in Bass Player Magazine, Bass Musician Magazine, Der Bass Professor, Riff Magazine and Bass Quarterly.
My book, Music Theory for the Bass Player, has sold thousands of copies and is a frequent Amazon #1 Best Seller in the Bass Guitar Songbooks Category.
I am an enthusiastic teacher, and I have a long string of enthusiastic students who have made real breakthroughs with my methods. I am confident that you can move mountains with this course, too!
I have always been fascinated by the learning process – how it is different for everyone, yet how there are so many parallels and commonalities when learning an instrument. From my 20+ years of teaching bass to private students and my own 27+ years of playing experience, I realized that the “secret” for success is to start with these two vital ingredients:
This course was first published in July 2016. Since then we have made numerous additions and improvements, we moved to a brand new platform with lots of bells and whistles and have added a lot of support and additional, very helpful content. If you were an early bird or an early adopter – you received all the upgrades at no additional cost. We would have had many reasons to charge “upgrade” and “premium” fees. We chose not to. Our commitment to you is firm and ongoing. It does not stop with you paying the tuition. We are there for you to help you succeed! And we are near obsessed with making this course the very best it can be for you!
So, make the investment in yourself. Click on the signup button below and take the big first step in becoming the bass player you always wanted to be! in yourself!
A smart This course was first published in July 2016. Since then we have made numerous additions and improvements, we moved to a brand new platform with lots of bells and whistles and have added a lot of support and additional, very helpful content. If you were an early bird or an early adopter – you received all the upgrades at no additional cost. We would have had many reasons to charge “upgrade” and “premium” fees. We chose not to. Our commitment to you is firm and ongoing. It does not stop with you paying the tuition. We are there for you to help you succeed! And we are near obsessed with making this course the very best it can be for you!
So, make the investment in yourself. Click on the signup button below and take the big first step in becoming the bass player you always wanted to be! in yourself!
So trust me when I say: learn theory first (shapes! shapes! shapes!)
My course combines that with good technique. After this course, we do the Pattern System, Reading and Rhythm, and then some advanced theory, and you are truly unstoppable! After this course, reading becomes a breeze! Boom! What a shortcut!
Do it this way around, not the other way. Utilize your strengths rather than fight against your weaknesses.
While I can’t practice for you, there is a lot that we can do to support you. Performance and learning psychologists study peak performance and motivation for obvious reasons and we borrowed from them heavily:
The more accomplished you feel after a practice session the easier it will be to do more of it. We have designed the course to foster continued growth as you follow along by making you use the theory material in specific ways.
We show you focused practice techniques that can accomplish surprisingly fast results if you choose to accept the challenge.
Bite-sized learning units – just the right length.
Engaging quizzes !
Reminders – emails to keep you on track!
Reviews – constant review sessions ensure that you stay on top of everything!
Rewards – after you finished a unit you receive a reward email.
Community support – everything is easier “with a little help from my friends”.
Progress tracking – it is motivating to see the progress bar near completion!
Coaching questions – research has shown that if you write down your goals by answering specific questions you contribute massively to making your dreams a reality!
Motivating videos with reminders to keep a supportive mindset.
More than likely, you have never seen all these listed items mentioned or considered in an online course. That’s what I mean when I say this is a comprehensive course. And that an open mind is a great way to go into the course!Yes, at this time you can start anytime (we are experimenting with cohorts and groups soon however so this may change).
Once you sign up you start getting your course materials with more to come each week (fast track) or every other week (steady track). Once unlocked, the material stays open to you so you can review to your heart’s content.
This course is a time- and student-tested method!
Yes! You will be creating and playing your own Basslines, licks, grooves & fills, and even solos! Usually along with a jam track, and trading off with me! This is really at the core of this course. And mighty fun, too!
Yes!! This course contains lots more information, exercises, and concepts than the book. It refers heavily to it, but it goes way beyond it.
Lots of additional material, videos, and applications that can best be shown in videos. And, the core of it: the step by step approach, with each unit building upon the next, using the material in the book in more and more challenging contexts and applications.
Yes, if you are motivated and enthusiastic. If you are just starting out you will need to pace yourself and go at a slower pace.
A good rule of thumb is to allocate at least two weeks for each unit. I have included a beginner crash course as well and instructions as to how to proceed through the course if you are a novice.
Yes! Intermediate to advanced players who are looking to improve their theory and technique will find a treasure trove of useful exercises here.
Yes, at this time you can start anytime (we are experimenting with cohorts and groups soon however so this may change).
Once you sign up you start getting your course materials with more to come each week (fast track) or every other week (steady track). Once unlocked, the material is accessible to you to come back to anytime. You have lifetime access to it!
If you select the Fast Track option, new content opens up for you once a week. you get a reminder email and you can also directly access your next unit from the dashboard.
The Steady Track option is the exact same course, just slower. We noticed that most people said it took them two weeks to finish a unit and it would be easier to keep in step at a two-week pace. Hence the steady track was born – slow and steady wins the race! Tuition for both tracks is the same. Steady track allows for a very relaxed payment plan of 39.97 per month.
And remember: With either option you retain life time access! With either option you can, in fact, always go slower than what the emails say, however, 49 % of our participants said they preferred to stay in sync with the reminders and over 80% of participants said it typically took them two weeks to finish a unit.
Slow and steady wins the race! So go ahead and choose what’s right for you
Yes, we offer an unconditional 20-day money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied for any reason, do not hesitate to email for a full refund.
Buy completely risk-free and you get lifetime access to the material once the tuition is paid in full.
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