Thinking you should "practice a lot!" is misguided.
It's smart practice that gets you the results you want!
Say goodbye to rote learning, practicing mindlessly and endless repetition, and hello to personal guidance that gets you PRACTICING PROPERLY and PLAYING fast, freely, and all over the fretboard!
When it comes to practicing, these are common mistakes I see bassists make:
- A "quantity over quality" approach ("Just practice a lot!")
- Just playing songs over and over from TAB/YouTube and hoping for the best
- No method, no plan, no structure. A multitude of approaches at once!
- Aimless playing of things they already know
- Trying to change bad technique habits through just willing the change
- Learning theory only half way and not intentionally putting it to work
- Total lack of ear training
- Trying to figure it all out by themselves, never getting real feedback
- Noodling without a concern for the beat and not practicing timing properly
- Trying to force fast tempos and making it worse through tension
- Not really listening to themselves when practicing, never recording themselves
- Not keeping track of progress
- Thinking that knowing the name of something ("modes", dead notes, enclosures...) means knowing how to use it
Imagine instead a scenario where...
- Each focused practice hour delivers noticeable results you can experience for yourself
- Practicing together with friends becomes a highlight multiple times a week
- You experience real improvement in your fingers each time you practice
- You have consistent, step-by-step advice from a bass expert
- You get all your questions answered
- You get feedback to your playing that instantly makes a big impact
- Your ears become sharper and more confident through the right training
- Your fingers get faster and more coordinated
- Your own bass lines get cool and interesting
- The fretboard becomes familiar and second nature
- Improving becomes a scientific process that's fast, predictable and fun
NOW YOU CAN
Practice Live with Ari
IN OUR PRACTICE MEMBERSHIP
In this unique online format you practice along with Ari and Ari-trained teachers:
- Join us several times a week for efficient, impactful sessions that will leave you accomplished and energized.
- Join in live, or catch the replay whenever it suits you.
- Choose your level!
- Practice like never before—efficiently, with focus, and real results you can verify.
- Oh, and did we mention it’s quite fun!
Whether you’re a complete beginner picking up your first bass guitar for the first time, a frustrated hobbyist looking to break through a plateau, or a band player eager to turn heads at your next gig, this membership is for you.
Because practicing correctly is the superpower that delivers fast results!
Because it's not about how many hours you practice.
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In this supportive and dedicated community, we’re learning not just the theory but what the theory is good for, and why and when;
not just what the bass can do in the practice room, but how it works together with the drummer, how it works in support of the soloist, even how it works on the dance floor.
The more I work with Ari's approach the more I appreciate how powerful it is.
not just what the bass can do in the practice room, but how it works together with the drummer, how it works in support of the soloist, even how it works on the dance floor.
The more I work with Ari's approach the more I appreciate how powerful it is.
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Membership is great! You can choose which live lessons to attend and what you want to learn, and you can always watch the recording.
Ari is a brilliant teacher who always makes the lessons fun but also challenging.
She teaches us songs to help build our repertoire on the bass but always breaks down and analyzes the songs for our music theory and technique learning.
Ari created a friendly and supportive online community where bassists of all levels are welcome.
Ari is a brilliant teacher who always makes the lessons fun but also challenging.
She teaches us songs to help build our repertoire on the bass but always breaks down and analyzes the songs for our music theory and technique learning.
Ari created a friendly and supportive online community where bassists of all levels are welcome.
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One of the killer aspects (of the membership) is the possibility to join multiple sessions each week.
Another aspect is that Ari gives you a lot of material to dig deeper into (eg: pdfs, musescore, iRealPro, etc...). It's quite rich!
I get a solid, lively, dynamic framework to build my everyday practice with…
Another aspect is that Ari gives you a lot of material to dig deeper into (eg: pdfs, musescore, iRealPro, etc...). It's quite rich!
I get a solid, lively, dynamic framework to build my everyday practice with…
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I love ear training Mondays..
I feel like I always walk away with a new piece of knowledge and a better understanding of the relationships within a key.
I feel like I always walk away with a new piece of knowledge and a better understanding of the relationships within a key.
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What exactly is in this Practice Membership?
A wide variety of Live practice sessions for various levels
Practice live 18 times a month
Join as many classes as you like!
Some of our advanced students join every single class, even the beginner ones. They know that a good practice session is a good practice session!
Weekly Live Schedule
Ari's
Groove Training
- Intermediate+
- 2 times per Month
- Teacher: Ari
Tune in twice a month, as Ari introduces the theme of the month and sets the tone with her Groove Classes.
Signature WarmUp • Theory • Technique • Bass Lines • Groove Creation • Rhythm • Reading
A well-rounded practice session each time!
Sometimes mini-series that span over a month, sometimes one-offs!
Ari offers easier and tougher versions of these drills during class, so all levels are welcome.
Expect 45 minutes jampacked with fun drills.
Practice thoroughly in powerful variations!
Easy Review
w Tracie
- Beginners+
- Weekly
- Teacher: Tracie
Beginners, tune in (again) on Tuesday for “Tuesdays with Tracie” where Tracie goes over Ari’s Monday material with a beginner twist!
Expect a comfortable pace that still packs a punch.
Practice some more, with focus on the foundation!
Open Pattern Practice
- Intermediate++
- Weekly
- Teacher: Ari/Jodi
Mastering the fretboard inside and out is the very first step – the next, then, is to dig deep into musicality and expression. In these sessions we do all that
- Flying confidently up and down the fretboard
- Putting all the pieces under your fingers, systematically all across the fretboard
- How to play head turning fills, cool solos, great walking bass using the power of the pattern system
Prerequisites:
• read the first three chapters of the Pattern System Book
• Watch the pre-recorded Pattern System Level 1 Masterclasses
NOTE: Levels 1, 2, 3 of pre-recorded Pattern System Masterclasses are included with your membership!
EarTraining Mondays
- All Levels!
- 3 times per Month
- Teacher: Ari
This is eartraining, bass in hand!
Using Ari’s six favorite paths of training your ear you will train your ear properly so you can ditch the TAB and jam with your friends.
Some drills we do:
- fun “call & response” drills
- transcribing, step by step!
- nailing tough funky rhtyhms and notate them
- put theory into action
- learn to craft cool solos using your ear
- identify und play effectively over common chord progressions, alterations, extensions
- sounds and emotions (beginner friendly and advanced versions)
Ari's
Groove Training
Intermediate+
2 Times a Month
Teacher: Ari
Tune in twice a month, as Ari introduces the theme of the month and sets the tone with her Groove Classes.
Signature WarmUp • Theory • Technique • Bass Lines • Groove Creation • Rhythm • Reading
A well-rounded practice session each time!
Sometimes mini-series that span over a month, sometimes one-offs!
Ari offers easier and tougher versions of these drills during class, so all levels are welcome.
Expect 45 minutes jampacked with fun drills.
Practice thoroughly in powerful variations!
Easy Review
w Tracie
Beginners+
Weekly
Teacher: Tracie
Beginners, tune in (again) on Tuesday for “Tuesdays with Tracie” where Tracie goes over Ari’s Monday material with a beginner twist!
Expect a comfortable pace that still packs a punch.
Practice some more, with focus on the foundation!
Open Pattern Practice
Intermediate++
Weekly
Teachers: Ari/Jodi
Mastering the fretboard inside and out is the very first step – the next, then, is to dig deep into musicality and expression. In these sessions we do all that
- Flying confidently up and down the fretboard
- Putting all the pieces under your fingers, systematically all across the fretboard
- How to play head turning fills, cool solos, great walking bass using the power of the pattern system
Prerequisites:
• read the first three chapters of the Pattern System Book
• Watch the pre-recorded Pattern System Level 1 Masterclasses
NOTE: Levels 1, 2, 3 of pre-recorded Pattern System Masterclasses are included with your membership!
EarTraining Mondays
All Levels!
3 Times a Month
Teacher: Ari
This is eartraining, bass in hand!
Using Ari’s six favorite paths of training your ear you will train your ear properly so you can ditch the TAB and jam with your friends.
Some drills we do:
- fun “call & response” drills
- transcribing, step by step!
- nailing tough funky rhtyhms and notate them
- put theory into action
- learn to craft cool solos using your ear
- identify und play effectively over common chord progressions, alterations, extensions
- sounds and emotions (beginner friendly and advanced versions)
Join various levels/topics as your schedule allows; up to five lessons per week you can join!
Click on the calendar dates to view upcoming events.
But wait...
there's even more included with your membership:
Get access to our extensive
Practice Archives
Hundreds of live practice sessions at your fingertips,
with videos from the live sessions
Choose from one-off live sessions or dive into our mini-series, including:
- 6-sessions groove track, 12-sessions series of having fun with triads, others (50+)
- A variety of song-inspired series (50+)
- EarTraining Sessions (60+)
- 3 Levels of 10-Week Pattern System Masterclasses (30 hours)
- 2 Levels of 10-Week Jazz Masterclasses (20 hours)
- 20 sessions of Beginner Masterclasses (20 hours)
- Short Practice Blitz sessions
- Musician’s Tech Tools
- Just press play and practice along! Over 320 pre-recorded practice sessions and counting!
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.
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Live Practice Membership
✅ Regular Live Sessions with Ari & Ari-trained teachers – up to 5 a week
✅ Archives with 350+ recorded Live Practice sessions including…
- 60+ EarTraining Mondays
- 50+ Learn-from-the-songs Series
- 50+ Rapid Results Series
- 20 Beginner Masterclasses
- 30 Pattern System Masterclasses
(Levels 1, 2, 3) - 20 Sessions of Easy Jazz Masterclasses (Levels 1, 2)
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monthly - All Live Sessions
- Complete Archives
- Beginner Masterclasses Series (recorded)
- Jazz Masterclasses Series Level 1, 2 (recorded)
- Pattern System Classes Levels 1, 2, 3 (recorded)
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- Jazz Masterclasses Series Level 1, 2 (recorded)
- Pattern System Classes Levels 1, 2, 3 (recorded)
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Try it on for size and you’re not completely convinced that this practice membership is right for you, we will promptly refund your money.
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This is for you if...
→ You love practicing live or along with live recorded practice sessions
→ You thrive on encouragement and love having fun in regular practice sessions with others
→ You are looking for accountability, motivation and inspiration
→ Love dynamic and spontaneous learning
→ You want to log on various times a week to practice a variety of topics under guidance. In between you use the archives.
What's a typical Practice-Live-with Ari Session like?
In this video from a recent membership event, Ari demonstrates a cycle practice involving triad grips in two fingerings. Inspired by a song, you need to think quickly on your feet!
Everyone joins muted.
Ari or Ari-trained teachers lead you through the drills and you practice along. You can hear yourself, nobody else can.
Got a question or want to do a drill in front of the class? Raise your hand and unmute!
Practicing like the pros do – using creative applications to learn principles, train the fingers and improve musicianship.
What makes LIVE practice with Ari different?
- Finally a class dedicated to practicing itself: master the art of smart bass practice for fast results
- This type of practice helps you break through limiting beliefs that can hold you back.
- A well-rounded practice each time you will feel great about!
- One consistent method, no more confusion!
- Like private lessons combined with all the benefits of learning in a group as you’ll be amazed how much you learn from watching others
- Practice for Rapid Results
Here's what you can expect from these live practice sessions:
Get feedback and your questions answered
Unmute yourself and ask away. Volunteer for a drill, if you like, no perfection required.
Learn from the questions others ask that you didn't even know you had.
On your calendar, on your mind
Ever needed a push to show up? We got you! Sync up with our calendar or RSVP for reminders and you will be sure to have your scheduled rendez-vous with your bass front of mind. Tune up! It's Monday, bass o'clock!
Focused and efficient
Have you ever tried to practice in earnest just to end up hopping from one thing that's too hard to the next that's confusing back to playing the things you already knew? Then you need help to practice with focus & efficiency!
Sound better instantly
Have you ever played with others who are better than you and felt how this lifted you up? Practice along with Ari and friends, feel the possibilities and hang out at the edge of your abilities. Because that is where the magic happens!
Don't just learn songs. Learn from songs
It's a thrill to learn your favorite bass lines, but any free YouTube or TAB can hook you up with rote learning. Ari takes it much further: play in the style of, play variations, make it your own, learn creatively, not just verbatim!
The right tip at the right time
Sometimes all you need is the right nudge in the right direction. Ari can identify for you what your strengths and weaknesses are and how to fix them to get instantly better payoff for your playing!
Many Traditional Approaches vs. Ari's Approach
Other Ways
Ari's Way
Practicing=just repeating. Often.
Quality over quantity practice so you get a big bang for your practice time buck!
Many teachers, many different methods
One consistent method of bass/music learning, taught by Ari or Ari-trained teachers
Practice however, whenever!
Practice according to a schedule so you are sure to do it and show up!
No feedback. You are on your own
All your questions answered! Personal feedback Takes the guesswork out of learning!
No way to play for teachers
Direct access to Ari and Ari-trained teachers
"Self assessment" or "one-size-fits-all" approaches
Levels tests and definitions, careful placement
Questions & Answers About Our Practice Membership
As soon as you join you get instant access to our vast library of archived live sessions.
To join live, check our calendar and RSVP if you’d like a personal reminder sent to you. At the time of the live event click the zoom link on your dashboard (also in your email if you chose the RSVP option).
Everyone is muted and you can choose to have your camera on or not.
Ari guides you through a well-rounded practice session, including a fun warm up. Simply practice along – you can hear yourself, but nobody else can.
It’s very interactive, you can ask questions and play for feedback whenever Ari opens the floor.
With Ari’s multi-cam setup, you will see closeups of her fingerings and fretboard from every critical angle.
With all of Ari’s sessions, you receive study materials, jam tracks, PDFs, plus access to a recording of the session to review afterward.
- A computer with an internet connection
- Your bass
- An amp in the room
that’s it! Even tablets or smartphones work, but computers offer better audio quality. If you have an audio interface and want to go fancy, go for it, but simple works well, too.
The calendar shows what level an event is best suited for.
To help you assess your level we have a test for you and guidelines that describe our level ratings.
Our archives are chock full of resources for various levels. Just find your level and hit play!
Beginners will love our 20 hour beginner series which starts at zero.
Advanced players can enjoy over 30 hours of advanced pattern system masterclasses.
Intermediate players will find hundreds of hours of
In these live sessions you spend a highly productive session each time. This is quality practice over quantity practice.
The best way to support yourself is to make the regular live sessions a staple or watch and re-watch the recordings.
You are welcome and encouraged to practice in addition, but even if you don’t do that and just show up and practice along or simply press play, your learning curve is reliably headed in the right direction!
The kind of practice you do here is so engaging, motivating and fun that you are effortlessly forming a solid habit!
Yes! All of our PDFs have sheet music as well as TAB and chords. Reading is a great skill to have for a musician, and you will practice it in several of our sessions, but if you don’t know it yet, you can follow along using the TAB or imitate in the beginner sessions.
Only if you want to!
When you first enter the meeting, all participants will be automatically muted. Ari and the other teachers present and you play along and can hear her and yourself. Nobody else can hear you unless you hit the unmute button. Ari may ask for volunteers, or you may raise your hand if you have a question or need help.
The EarConfidence Course is excellent for self-study, while the live events provide hands-on training, examples and applications.
Unlike most apps or eartraining programs, that focus on interval identification for ear training, our EarTraining live classes simulate real playing situations! They provide light bulb moments, and creative breakthroughs and give you confidence as a player.
EarTraining is vital training for any musician. And it’s fun, too, as with Ari, you have our favorite tool – the bass – in hand!
It’s marked in the calendar who is teaching. Not all sessions are with Ari. However, all sessions and all content is put together by Ari (sometimes together with her partner Wolf). You get consistent teaching by either Ari herself or carefully trained and qualified teachers.
Courses are dedicated to a particular topic and are for self-study.
Practice events are well-rounded practice sessions, either one-offs, or mini-series centered around a song or particular topic.
Their main purpose is to ensure you get a well-rounded practice session that draws from all of Ari’s methods.
Sessions with Ari are recorded and archived.
Sessions with Ari-trained teachers (especially the ones that provide additional training on a session that Ari already presented and that you will find in the archives) are not always included in the archives.
Sometimes you simply “had to be there” to receive personal support!
With literally hundreds of hours of archived live sessions you will not run out of practice sessions anytime soon!
Yes, you can start and stop your membership anytime. Just go into your account and hit cancel to stop membership. Your membership will remain active for the remainder of the current membership cycle, and no new payments will be incurred.
Yes. You may purchase blocks of four months at a time for a one-time payment. After four months you will simply lose access.
Our membership is covered by a 14 day guarantee. Just email us within 14 days of signing up and we will refund you your investment!
Once you are a member you can start and stop your membership with one click from your account menu.
