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Home of the most comprehensive bass instruction courses available online.
“I am achieving what I have not been able to achieve in all these years. It’s like all my life I’ve been seeing in black and white and now I’m seeing in color.”
“Best purchase I ever made in my entire musical adventure.”
Jeff Berlin is one of the most innovative electric bassists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Known for his unique tone, advanced harmonic approaches, and as a premier educator, Jeff has dedicated his career to elevating bass education. His method emphasizes the fundamentals, such as reading music, understanding chord tones, and playing in all keys.
“Had a “Eureka Moment” while I played thru a lesson! The logical progression and presentation that was formulated is brilliant”
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Jeff Berlin Music Group
Elevate Your Bass Playing with Jeff Berlin's Bass Mastery Series
Discover the most comprehensive bass instructional courses available online. Jeff Berlin's Bass Mastery Series offers sequential lessons rooted in academic learning, emphasizing sight-reading as the foundation of bass mastery.
Bass Mastery Packages:
Package 1: A Complete Reading Course for Beginners
Designed for beginners, this course contains etudes grounded in various chord tonalities, written in melodic form to teach when to play the right notes at the right time. Each of the 100+ exercises is based on solid music theory concepts and structured academic approaches.
Available Formats: Spiral-bound book or PDF download
Price: $29.95 + Shipping (Book), $29.95 (PDF)
Package 2: Etudes in All Sharp and Flat Major Keys
This package covers all major scales, providing etudes written in 15 keys (all flat and sharp keys) to enhance your reading skills and familiarity with different key signatures.
Available Format: PDF download
Price: $29.95
Package 3: Etudes Written in Various Chord Types
Focuses on the core of music scale harmony for bass players, with etudes written in Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7(b5), and Diminished 7 chord types.
Available Format: PDF download
Price: $29.95
Package 4: Ascending and Descending Chord Tone Lines
Offers lessons that focus on the framework of music, with ascending and descending 1, 3, 5, 7 chord tones and their resolutions forming the core of the book.
Available Format: PDF download
Price: $29.95
Package 5: Approach Notes Based on Various Chord Types
This package delves into approach note practice, introducing the "color" tones of music using chord tones, passing tones, and scale tones.
Available Format: PDF download
Price: $29.95
Package 6: Academic Walking Lines
For intermediate-level bass players, this course offers the most comprehensive walking bass series on the market today. It includes over 135 pages of material covering all sharp and flat keys, with 49 lessons and 19 songs exploring the fundamentals of walking bass lines.
Available Formats: Spiral-bound book or PDF download
Price: $24.95 + Shipping (Book), $29.95 (PDF)
Full Course Bundle
Get the complete Bass Mastery Series with Packages 1 through 5, available as downloadable PDFs.
Available Format: PDF Download
Price: $150.00
Video Companions:
ULTIMATE VIDEO COLLECTION
The ultimate video collection for the serious musician. This package contains over 100+ videos divided into four easily accessible categories: Bass Instruction, Bass Tips & Tool Kit, Performances, Office Hours & Podcasts.
Available Format: 16GB USB Flash Drive (MAC or PC) Price: $29.95 + Shipping
Available Format:: PDF Download Price: $29.95
Video Companion for Beginners (Book 1)
A complete video companion to "A Complete Reading Course for Beginners," featuring over 100 video clips of Jeff demonstrating each etude. Includes PDF files of all sheet music and over 25 bonus videos from the Jeff Berlin Bass Toolbox.
Available Format: 16GB USB Flash Drive (MAC or PC) Price: $29.95 + Shipping
Available Format: PDF Download Price: $29.95
Full Course Bundle Video Companion
This video is available as either 16GB flash drive or download (PDF). Includes over 35 videos covering 200+ pages of written music from Packages 1 through 5. Each video comes with corresponding sheet music, plus over 30 additional videos of archival footage, including Office Hours and a collection of other rare videos from “how-to” to informative bass tips and beyond.
Available Format: 16GB USB Flash Drive (MAC or PC) Price: $29.95 + shipping
Available Format: PDF Download Price: 29.95
Start Your bass education with jeff berlin today!
Whether you're a beginner or an intermediate player, Jeff Berlin Music Group provides the tools and instruction to take your bass playing to the next level.
“I only wish I started earlier! It will surprise you, as it has me, what a difference you will experience with these packages. You will not regret following the path so carefully set by Jeff Berlin, as well as finding these packages to be by far the best money invested in your education as a bass player.”