Calendar of LIVE Practice Events & Cohorts

🎸 Live Practice with Ari: ongoing, casual, useful sessions. Join anytime.
🎸 Cohorts: 12-week guided runs of our courses (Theory, Rhythm, Reading, Beginner Evolution…). With structure, accountability, community and Ari’s feedback in live check-ins, you’ll finish strong.

Live Practice with Ari

January Groove Class

👉 Tuesday, January 13
👉 Monday, January 19
👉 Monday, January 26

All times = 11:30 AM (PST) / 2:30 PM (EST)

lower intermediate and up

Groove workouts for stronger timing, feel, and technique – riffs, rhythms, and more.

By signing up you get:
• access to join all 3 live classes of the month
• all the assets and jamtracks
• the three session recordings for an entire year!

If it’s listed here, you can still join.

$40.00 for all 3 Sessions

January EarTraining Mondays

👉 Tuesday, January 13
👉 Monday, January 19
👉 Monday, January 26

All times = 12:30 PM (PST) / 3:30 PM (EST)

lower intermediate and up

Real-world ear training for bassists: call-and-response, groove reactions, functional harmony, and improvisation – all bass in hand, the way you actually need it!

Join all three January EarTraining Mondays!

By signing up you get:
• all the assets and jamtracks
• access to join all three live classes

If it’s listed here, you can still join.

One Time Fee for all three sessions: $30.00

January Open Pattern Practice

👉 Thursday, January 15, 2026 –1:00 PM (PST) / 4:00 PM (EST)

Requires prerequisites

Pattern System reps to build fretboard fluency, shapes, and speed – best if you’ve covered the first chapters of the Pattern book.

This is an advanced session.

Prerequisites: Chapters 1 to 3 of The Pattern System for the Bass Player Book

This is a Founding Members Exclusive Event

February Groove Class

👉 Monday, February 2
👉 Monday, February 9
👉 Monday, February 23

All times = 11:30 AM (PST) / 2:30 PM (EST)

lower intermediate and up

Groove workouts for stronger timing, feel, and technique – riffs, rhythms, and more.

By signing up you get:
• access to join all 3 live classes of the month
• all the assets and jamtracks
• the three session recordings for an entire year!

If it’s listed here, you can still join.

$40.00 for all 3 Sessions

February EarTraining Mondays

👉 Monday, February 2
👉 Monday, February 9
👉 Monday, February 23

All times = 12:30 PM (PST) / 3:30 PM (EST)

lower intermediate and up

Real-world ear training for bassists: call-and-response, groove reactions, functional harmony, and improvisation – all bass in hand, the way you actually need it!

Join all three January EarTraining Mondays!

By signing up you get:
• all the assets and jamtracks
• access to join all three live classes

If it’s listed here, you can still join.

One Time Fee for all three sessions: $30.00

February Open Pattern Practice

👉 Thursday, February 12, 2026 –1:00 PM (PST) / 4:00 PM (EST)

Requires prerequisites

Pattern System reps to build fretboard fluency, shapes, and speed – best if you’ve covered the first chapters of the Pattern book.

This is an advanced session.

Prerequisites: Chapters 1 to 3 of The Pattern System for the Bass Player Book

This is a Founding Members Exclusive Event

Cohorts

COHORT:
BEGINNER EVOLUTION

January 8 to March 26, 2026

Made for beginners - and for players who want to finally fix the gaps.

Start the right way. Build great habits, clean technique, and real groove from day one. Practicing correctly now saves years of frustration later.

🎯 Cohorts run alongside the Course.
Already own the course? Just grab the Cohort Add-On here.
12 weeks • 5 units • 4 live meetings (Thurs AM PT, usually; replays included)

COHORT:
MUSIC THEORY FOR THE BASS PLAYER

Runs from January 8 to March 26, 2026

lower intermediate to advanced

See how music actually works on the fretboard.
Unlock shapes and sounds that give you confidence, freedom, and the power to create your own lines.

🎯 Cohorts run alongside the Course.
Already own the course? Just grab the Cohort Add-On here.
12 weeks • 5 units • 4 live meetings (Thurs AM PT, usually; replays included)

COHORT:
THE RHYTHM MATRIX

January 8 to March 26, 2026

lower intermediate to advanced

Groove deeper than ever. Use Ari’s Rhythm Matrix to drill timing, feel, and phrasing until rhythm becomes second nature, including those superfunky syncopated lines.

🎯 Cohorts run alongside the Course.
Already own the course? Just grab the Cohort Add-On here.
12 weeks • 5 units • 4 live meetings (typically mornings Pacific) • All meetings recorded

New dates added regularly.

👥 COHORTS

Structured. Accountable. Succeed.

12 weeks. Assignments. Support. Feedback.

👉 Join on time -
once it starts, doors close.

🎯 LIVE PRACTICE

Drop in. Play. Improve.

Stay consistent and inspired.

👉 As long as it’s listed here,
you can join.

FAQs

How often do new sessions start?

We post new Cohorts and Live Practice series throughout the year. Check this page for the latest sessions – if it’s listed, you can still join. If it already started, watch the reruns at your convenience. You will have access for a full year.

What’s the difference between Cohorts and Live Practice?

Cohorts are structured 12-week guided programs with deadlines and support. You can only join at certain times of the year. There are assignments, live check-ins and homework to post.

Live Practice is ongoing — you can drop in anytime to play along. No homework, no deadlines.

I am not very techie. Will I be okay in your cohorts/live sessions?

You will be. We provide instructions and help.

For our live sessions, we use zoom.

For our cohorts, you will record yourself, and we offer step-by-step instructions as well as tech support sessions. If you use elaborate sound interfaces, go for it, but simple and easy does it. We don’t let tech get in the way!

For more common questions about Ari’s courses, cohorts, and live practice, visit our full FAQ page:

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