debsmusic

I have Ariane's book and am currently enrolled in the course. I have been playing the bass for a few months and have started to play some intermediate level bass lines. I see great value in learning bass theory and learning about how the bass fretboard is structured. This will give me much more freedom in my playing, particularly when I am improvising or composing my own bass lines. However, like you, grasping this information moves a bit slower for me and can make my eyes go cross. 😆 The book is very thorough and well organised on the subject ( by the way, the info in the back of the book are the answers to the exercise questions throughout the book; typos, discovered since the publishing of the book, can be found on her website) but my application and absorption of the material is progressing more steadily since I began the course. She demonstrates each one of the exercises and covers all the material in the book in a a separate short video for each. She then caps off that segment with a "play along with me" video and MP3.........has backing tracks to play along with and a metronome to keep time as you are doing the exercises. My retention of the music theory info has greatly improved since taking the course. After each intro segment for each unit, there are further lessons that will reinforce the material, as well as, instruction in technique, proper body mechanics, interesting info on the learning process......and more. I am currently finishing the 3rd unit out of the 20, and from the first lesson, feel like I am playing the bass with more confidence and freedom and that continues to build with each unit. My knowledge of music theory, my technique, improv skills, and overall bassplaying are improving and that is very encouraging and exciting for me. 😊 I am loving the course and highly recommend it. Ariane is an excellent teacher and the course is very well designed and executed. It is valuable for all levels, beginner to advance players. You can work at your own pace and Ariane will guide you on how to make the adjustments, to your practice, to suit your level of playing. Chock full of value!!!!