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Learn to improvise on the bass!
If you’ve ever dreamed of picking up your bass and truly expressing yourself — improvising freely, creating your own bass lines, understanding the fretboard, playing what you hear in your mind — this is the program for you.
HOW IT WORKS
Unlock your musical creativity on the bass
This transformational course goes beyond everything you have seen about how to learn the bass. You will learn to understand the entire fretboard at once, allowing you to break out of memorized scale drawings and truly express yourself creatively.
You’ll learn to connect your ear with your instrument, expressing your own musical ideas anywhere on the fretboard — from melodic solos and improvised lines to creative bass lines and walking bass.
This program is for electric and upright bassists of all styles. You do not need to know anything at all about music theory to begin, and you don’t need to be able to read sheet music.
If you have always dreamed of truly understanding music and being able to improvise with complete freedom on the bass, this is the course for you!
Freedom across the fretboard
Break free from memorized scale drawings. Learn to solo, groove and walk across the entire fretboard in any key.
From your mind to your fingers
Learn how to play directly from your imagination — expressing your own bass lines and melodic ideas exactly as you hear them in your mind.
Beyond licks and formulas
Stop relying on memorized formulas. Understand how music really works and start creating your own bass lines right from the first day.
LESSON SAMPLES
A holistic approach to the bass
Through my step-by-step video lessons, I’ll show you how to see the entire fretboard at once and move around it freely. You’ll learn to improvise your own melodies and solos, create expressive bass lines, and develop the kind of walking bass that brings any musical setting to life.
This holistic approach combines melodic improvising with deep harmonic understanding right from the start. The result is that you’ll be able to hold down the groove and solo with equal confidence — and you’ll even be able to play in completely open musical settings, finding exactly the right notes for any moment.
Each lesson will take you to a whole new level in your musical thinking, giving you the tools to create your own music with each new concept. These concepts stack up fast, resulting in a way of playing at the end of the course that most students can’t even imagine at the beginning!
Course sample (fingerboard feedom)
Course samples (comping and chord melody)
JAM TRACKS FOR PRACTICING
Jam tracks — practice every concept over real music
Each lesson comes with a complete set of backing tracks (in multiple styles and all 12 keys). At every step of your learning, you’ll be exploring the sounds creatively and developing your own musical voice.
The IFR Jam Tracks break down the entire world of harmony into a clear, step-by-step path. You’ll study the essential chord progressions which are the building blocks of modern music. And our jam tracks player puts the entire library at your fingertips.
These professional backing tracks are also 100% integrated with our “Sing the Numbers” ear training program which is also included in your membership.
INTEGRATED EAR TRAINING
Sing the Numbers — ear training that's a joy to practice
Sing the Numbers is our ear training method designed just for improvisers. In IFR we believe that your sensitivity and your love of music are your greatest gifts as an improviser. And so your ear training program should also be artistic and beautiful.
Instead of drills and intervals, Sing the Numbers uses beautiful songs and melodies that were specifically designed to train your ear. All you have to do is play the audio tracks and sing along. There are no exams, testing or drills. The course takes you on a guided tour of our musical system, letting you experience each beautiful sound for yourself.
You’ll be learning with real music — not random intervals or test prompts. And it’s 100% integrated with your instrument lessons. Your jamming practice lets you explore the sounds creatively, and our Sing the Numbers tracks teach you to recognize the same sounds in the music all around you.
Click on a few samples to hear how it works!
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THE RESULTS
Benefits to your bass playing
- Break free from memorized scale drawings. Learn to play across the entire fretboard in any key.
- Move beyond licks and formulas. Understand how music really works and create your own music right from the first day.
- Learn how to play directly from your imagination, expressing your own melodic ideas exactly as you hear them in your mind.
- Create your own bass riffs and walking lines — grooving over any chord progression with complete creative freedom.
- Discover the inner workings of modern harmony. Master improvising over chord progressions and learn to weave your own bass lines effortlessly through the chords.
- Learn to recognize chord changes by ear so that you can improvise over your favorite songs.
- Develop your ear while you practice the bass, with our integrated ear training program that goes hand in hand with the bass lessons.
TESTIMONIALS
See what bassists are saying about Improvise for Real
IFR removes all the music buzz language and lays out a clear path for me to navigate by sound and with ease. It holds the key to being more creative and truly understanding harmony.
I've been involved with music for most of my life and just could not break through into playing from the heart. The usual roads proved too academic for me. The IFR way has been so helpful — I can't say enough about how good the approach to both music and learning is. Having the 'permission' to go slowly and take your time is so helpful. The learning environment at IFR has really opened the door for me. I've a long way to go but at least now I can just enjoy the process.
IFR has turned my approach right around. It's now improvisation-based — I just put on a jam track and make music while working on technique and ear training. The IFR team have created what I feel is easily the best approach to engaging with music. And incredible value too. I'm a massive fan!
GET ACCESS
Everything you need to master improvising on the bass
Everything you need to master improvising on the bass
Improvise for Real combines instrument mastery, ear training and creative self-expression into a beautiful daily practice that you’re going to love.
- Step-by-step video lessons for bass
- Jam tracks to practice your soloing and bass grooves
- Beautiful ear training audio lessons
- Single integrated learning method with a clear path
- Your membership also includes our courses for guitar, piano and melodic instruments.
- Access to our library of student Q&A + unlimited support by email
Monthly
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29 / month
Start with flexible monthly access. Cancel anytime or upgrade to yearly when you're ready to commit.
POPULAR
Yearly
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249 / yearly
Our most popular plan. Commit to a full year of musical growth and save 30% with annual billing. You’ll be amazed what a year with Improvise for Real can do.
Try Improvise for Real risk-free
We’re confident that IFR will transform the way you think about music and unlock your creative freedom on your instrument. But we also know that every musician’s journey is unique. That’s why we offer a simple 30-day money-back guarantee.
Join today, explore the video lessons, practice with the jam tracks, and experience our unique approach to ear training. If you don’t feel that IFR is the right fit for you within your first 30 days, just send us an email and we’ll refund your payment—no questions asked.