I've recently been watching the videos Ari has on NoTreble. They seem OK. There is a heap there, check them out.
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Ariane Cap's Music Theory course?
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- May 17, 2005
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- Endorsing Artist: Eden, Marleaux, Delano
It is a one time payment or an installment plan that breaks down the same amount into 5 equal monthly payments. New material unlocks weekly and you can access the material indefinitely once it is unlocked for you. (Lifetime access) All you get in your email by the way is a reminder telling you that new material is unlocked. You can easily just access it from within the website by going on course and then the unit from the pull down menu.
- May 17, 2005
- 13
- 8
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Eden, Marleaux, Delano
What Almadillo said. The 89 videos come with the book. The course has a total of 176 additional videos. Also 130 PDFs and 130 back ground tracks. Think one year of university study.
Wow, hi Ariane, thanks for responding. I did end up subscribing. Now that I have a means to attach my iPad onto my music stand, I will begin the lessons. Right now, I started reciting the musical alphabet. Thanks again.
- May 17, 2005
- 13
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- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Eden, Marleaux, Delano
Welcome aboard, Trayster 
There is an Ask Ari button in the OUTRO tab. If you have any questions at all, click button We are soon rolling out live Q and A's as well. Good groovin!
Ari
There is an Ask Ari button in the OUTRO tab. If you have any questions at all, click button We are soon rolling out live Q and A's as well. Good groovin!Ari
A lot of great advice here. I am not the OP but thanks everyone for the information. This course looks like what I have been looking for to get to the next level. I took lessons but was having a hard time finding time. I think with this course I will just have to force myself to find the time. I guess I will probably take 2 weeks for each lesson but we will see.
I will order the book (unfortunately, it will take upwards of a month or two to arrive -The Russian Post is a nightmare) and then once it arrives I will sign up for the course. I guess the beginning of the year will be the perfect time to begin.
I will order the book (unfortunately, it will take upwards of a month or two to arrive -The Russian Post is a nightmare) and then once it arrives I will sign up for the course. I guess the beginning of the year will be the perfect time to begin.
I like the look of this course! Is the book necessary? Is it a separate purchase from the course or is it included?
Wow, this really does look like the perfect bass instruction course. I just checked out a few of her youtube videos and am very impressed. She has a great energy and a very smooth mellow delivery. I need all the help I can get fer sher.
....AND not 1 negative or contentious comment in 2 pages?!? There should be some kind of TB award for such accolades
well.......not counting this 1 snarky observation of course that i felt needed to be edited in. It was impressive while it lasted.
....AND not 1 negative or contentious comment in 2 pages?!? There should be some kind of TB award for such accolades
well.......not counting this 1 snarky observation of course that i felt needed to be edited in. It was impressive while it lasted.
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I just signed up for her course last night. Even though the first week material is more rudiment-based, I can tell that this is exactly what I was looking for. I bounced off hard with both JamPlay and SBL, as their teaching style just wasn't a good fit for me, and I took the chance by initially buying the book and I could instantly tell that this is what I've been looking for.
Plus, I like that it's a pay once and that's it style of course, as "membership" style courses typically have me rushing through lessons because I tend to mistakenly believe that "more content = more value". But I found that I wasn't putting in the time with practicing concepts because I wanted to make sure that I could see as much as I could. Her staggered approach to lesson timing means I'm almost forced to give the rudiments the practice time they need so that it's a more natural progression to the more difficult concepts.
Love it! And I would have never heard of it if it weren't for this forum. Thanks, TB!
Plus, I like that it's a pay once and that's it style of course, as "membership" style courses typically have me rushing through lessons because I tend to mistakenly believe that "more content = more value". But I found that I wasn't putting in the time with practicing concepts because I wanted to make sure that I could see as much as I could. Her staggered approach to lesson timing means I'm almost forced to give the rudiments the practice time they need so that it's a more natural progression to the more difficult concepts.
Love it! And I would have never heard of it if it weren't for this forum. Thanks, TB!
My book showed up on Friday and I signed up for the course last night. Haven’t had a chance to dive in yet but I’m pretty excited. It looks great!
As long as you put the time in you won't regret it. Her approach is based on solid fundamentals that many of us lack. Besides the music theory she also focuses quite a bit of attention on technique exercises that, with a bit of diligence, will address issues that you don't know exist. This will help you get out of the rut of playing based on muscle memory or what you're fingers are comfortable executing.
That has definitely already happened, as I've caught myself with bad technique a few times already. In addition to that, I'm trying to make the full conversion to finger-style instead of pick, as I was primarily a pick player until now, so there's a lot of "back to basics" stuff that I need to re-examine.
That's great. Playing with a pick is just as valid as playing with your fingers or your thumb. As your finger playing develops I hope that you don't abandon the pick completely. You never know when it might come in handy.
Yeah, playing with a pick was a valid choice for a long time, as I tended to play (and still play) with higher gain rock bands, but I'd like to expand into some new genres soon for some secondary projects I have in mind, hence the lessons. Currently, my fingerstyle playing was the "fake it til you make it" method, so it's good to get a solid foundation in technique before I really started forming bad habits.
You're in the right place for that. I'm fixing techniques problems that I've had for a very long time. Some of them I didn't even realize that I had.
Bringing up an older thread here but I have been in talks with Ariane via email. She is a graceful and fantastic lady to chat with. Very patient with all my questions. Plus, she likes to throw in little tidbits of wisdom every now and then.
Here something she wrote me to be of encouragement with her course, "Trust the process and give it your all for three months. Then, evaluate and see if it is getting you to your goals (if you do as prescribed you will!). If for some reason it doesn’t fit you, then make tweaks and adjustments. But trusting the process is a vital ingredient at the start. Imagine a seed you put into the ground - if you dig it up every two minutes to check if it really grows, you will kill it. If you on the other end give it love (trust), water (practice) and patience (time), it will sprout and grow into a strong tree."
I signed up for her course. Really looking forward to where it will take me.
Here something she wrote me to be of encouragement with her course, "Trust the process and give it your all for three months. Then, evaluate and see if it is getting you to your goals (if you do as prescribed you will!). If for some reason it doesn’t fit you, then make tweaks and adjustments. But trusting the process is a vital ingredient at the start. Imagine a seed you put into the ground - if you dig it up every two minutes to check if it really grows, you will kill it. If you on the other end give it love (trust), water (practice) and patience (time), it will sprout and grow into a strong tree."
I signed up for her course. Really looking forward to where it will take me.
