Groove School

1. 🟩 Welcome to Groove School: How it works

   3 lessons

   1. Welcome! Here's how to make the most of your membership.
   2. Recommended Tech Tools
   3. Groove School Core Competencies: What Every Bassist Should Know

2. 🟩 Beginner Path - Are you BRAND new to bass?

   16 lesson

   1. Practice Principles for ALL Lessons

   1. Setting The Foundation

      1. Getting To Know Your Bass
      2. Tuning
      3. Fretboard Navigation
      4. Fretting Hand
      5. Plucking Hand

   2. The Very Basics

      1. Lesson 1: How to Hold Your Bass (Seated & Standing)
      2. Lesson 2: Learning to Tune by Ear
      3. Lesson 3: Open Area & First Three Frets (Basic fretboard familiarity in first position)
      4. Master Major and Minor Scale Shapes
      5. Step By Step Process for Learning Bass Parts By Ear

   3. Bass Fundamentals: Open String Technique

      1. E String Basics
      2. A String Technique
      3. D String Technique
      4. G String Technique
      5. All Strings Combined

3. The Pocket Path™

   11 lessons

   1. STAGE 0: ORIENTATION & SETUP

      1. Welcome to the Pocket Path: Start with Why
      2. What Kind of Music Do You Want to Play—and Who Do You Want to Play It With?
      3. How to Use the Groove Tracker: Measure What Matters
      4. Gear Talk: Don’t Overthink It

   2. STAGE 1: Technique - Build or Rebuild Your Foundation

      1. Posture and Setup: Hold the Bass Like You Mean It
      2. Fretting and Plucking: Master the Basics with Intention
      3. Timing, Muting, and Control: Own Every Note
      4. Shifting: Move With Purpose, Not Guesswork

   3. STAGE 2: Rhythm & Time

      1. Rhythm & Time: Feel It Before You Play It
      2. Groove in Context: Applying Rhythm with Intention
      3. The Rhythm Tree – Seeing and Feeling Subdivisions

4. 🟧 Intermediate Path - Do you know a little bit already? Watch these.

   4 lessons

   1. Major Scale: The Foundation of Harmony

      1. The Circle of 4ths and 5ths
      2. Circle of 4ths & 5ths Quiz
      3. The Number System

   2. Modes

      1. Modes Overview

5. 🟦 Practical Theory for Bass Players

   7 lessons

   1. Head Knowledge

      1. Lesson 1: Finally Understand the Musical Alphabet (For Real This Time)
      2. Lesson 2: The Circle of Fifths — Why Keys Work the Way They Do
      3. Lesson 3 - PRACTICAL Diatonic Harmony
      4. Assessment 1: Quick Recall

   2. Making Harmony Practical: Application Module

      1. Lesson 1 – Intervals on the Bass
      2. Lesson 3 – Triads in Action: Major, Minor, and the 1–4–5 Power Trio
      3. Lesson 4 – Minor Triads

6. 🟧 Reading Bass Clef Level 1

   10 lessons

   1. Reading Bass Clef Intro: What To Expect
   2. The Least You Need To Know

   1. Module 1: Open Strings & Whole Notes in C Major

      1. 1. Whole Notes on E, A & D Strings (Focus)
      2. 2. Whole Notes on All Strings
      3. 3. Half Notes (First Note Value Contrast)
      4. 4. Whole and Half Notes
      5. 5. Quarter Notes – Finding Your Flow
      6. 6. Half & Quarter Notes – Putting the Pieces Together
      7. 7. Quarter Rests

   2. Module 2: New Keys (G, D, & A)

      1. G Major: Meet F#

7. 🟦 Blues Foundations

   4 lessons

   1. Blues

      1. Lesson 1: What Is the 12-Bar Form?
      2. Lesson 2: Shuffle
      3. Lesson 3: Turnarounds
      4. Lesson 4: Transposing The Blues to New Keys

8. 🟨 R&B / Soul / Funk

   24 lessons

   1. Rhythmic Vocabulary

      1. Watch This First
      2. Lesson 1 – Downbeats: The Foundation
      3. Lesson 2 – Upbeats: Feel the Bounce
      4. Lesson 3 – The “E”: The Hidden Push
      5. Lesson 4 – The “A”: The Funky Fall-Forward

   2. Old School

      1. Going Down Slow (Bobby Blue Bland)
      2. I Keep Forgetting: Michael McDonald
      3. Teddy Pendergrass: Love TKO

   3. Memphis / Stax

      1. The Roots of Soul and R&B Bass
      2. Memphis / Stax Groove 1: Green Onions
      3. Memphis / Stax Groove 2: Knock on Wood ( Donald “Duck” Dunn Style)

   4. This Place Hotel

      1. Heartbreak Hotel (The Jacksons) Bassline Breakdown – G Major / E Minor Shapes Part 1
      2. Heartbreak Hotel – B Section: Shifting, Stamina, and the E Minor Blues Feel
      3. Heartbreak Hotel – Modulation & Movement: Groove Shapes That Shift

   5. What You Won't Do For Love (BTS)

      1. What You Won't Do For Love

   6. In The Stone

      1. “In the Stone” – Behind the Scenes Part 1: How I Actually Learn a Song for a Gig
      2. “In the Stone” – Behind the Scenes Part 2: How I Actually Learn a Song for a Gig

   7. Square Biz – Funk Shapes, Ghost Notes, and Groove Clarity

      1. Square Biz – Funk Shapes, Ghost Notes, and Groove Clarity

   8. What Is Hip

      1. WIH - Intro Part 2
      2. WIH - Part 3
      3. WIH Part 4

   9. Sara Smile

      1. Sara Smile Deep Dive

   10. Neither One Of Us

       1. Neither One Of Us Part 1
       2. Neither On Of Us Part 2

9. 🟧 Rock & Pop Essentials

   4 lessons

   1. Talking Heads: Psycho Killer

      1. PKL1: Talking Heads: Tina Weymouth
      2. PKL1 – Note Length & Pulse (Psycho Killer)
      3. PKL2 – Triad Shapes & Fingering Efficiency (Psycho Killer)
      4. PKL3 – Connecting B Minor & G Major (Psycho Killer – Bridge Section)

10. 🟥 Funk Fundamentals

    0 lessons

11. 🟥 Mini Courses (Slap Bass / Synth Bass)

    33 lessons

    1. Slap Bass Module 1: Thump, Pluck & Hammer Ons

       1. The Thump/Slap
       2. Popping Techniques
       3. Hammer Ons
       4. Tying It Together

    2. Slap Bass Module 2: Mastering Octaves

       1. Octaves
       2. Moving / Shifting
       3. Playing with the track and adding original ideas!

    3. Slap Bass Module 3: Expressive Techniques – Pops, Hammer-Ons, and Slides

       1. Hair Intro
       2. Hair-plucks, slides & more

    4. Slap Bass Module 4: The Pocket: Groove Control and Rhythmic Concepts

       1. Let's Work Intro: FEEL
       2. Let's Work: Thumping and Plucking 5ths
       3. Let's Work: B Groove

    5. Synth Bass Module 1: Getting Started: Setup and Sound Creation

       1. Module Summary
       2. Intro
       3. Loading Sounds Using Novation Components Software
       4. Creating a Funk Patch From Scratch

    6. Synth Bass Module 2: Minor, Dorian, and Minor Pentatonic Scales for Keybass Grooves

       1. Minor Scale Etude
       2. Natural and Dorian Minor
       3. Dorian Etude
       4. Minor Pentatonic
       5. Minor 7 Arpeggio

    7. Synth Bass Module 3: Gig-Ready Repertoire

       1. She's A Bad Mamma Jamma
       2. PYT
       3. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
       4. Dance Floor (Zapp)
       5. 24K Magic
       6. I Can't Help It (MJ)
       7. Cutie
       8. You Are In My System
       9. Don't Stop The Music
       10. Chameleon

    8. Synth Bass Module 4: Black Keys

       1. Black Keys
       2. Black Keys Groove

12. Behind The Scenes

    2 lessons

    1. This Place Hotel

       1. BTS_This Place Hotel Part 1
       2. BTS_This Place Hotel Part 2