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Intermediate Learning Pathway

Become a versatile and confident bassist.

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Who it's for

Intermediate bassists

Playing for a while but feel like you’re stuck in a rut? This class will reignite your passion for the bass and help you unlock new levels of creativity.

Time

3 months

Corbin will guide you through 6 grades of step-by-step instruction with daily practice plans and assessments.

Outcome

Unlock your bass potential

You'll leave this pathway with the skills to anchor any rhythm section, build tasteful basslines, and navigate your fretboard with ease.

Keep Going

Take the next step

Once you've mastered the concepts in this class, keep progressing with advanced challenges and guided pathways.

What you'll learn

This class gives you the tools to break free from boring basslines, expand your sound, and move past the intermediate plateau.

  • Unlock your entire fretboard
  • Tackle advanced techniques and grooves
  • Study the moves & vocabulary of iconic players
  • Learn how to lock in with the rhythm section

Curriculum

Stay focused with this step-by-step learning program designed by our expert team of music educators.

How it works

Your guided Learning Pathway

In this 3-month Learning Pathway, Corbin Jones will guide you in expanding your skills, building tasteful grooves, and growing into a versatile bassist.

The 5 T’s

To kick off the class, Corbin will introduce you to the five most essential concepts for moving beyond the beginner phase: Touch, Time, Tone, Terrain, and Taste. 

Across seven gradually paced lesson days, you’ll use these pillars of bass playing to develop the mindset of a confident bassist.

Bass Playerisms

Grade 2 is all about building a reliable toolkit of bass moves and techniques.

These must‑know concepts will help you tackle whatever song comes your way and open the door to advanced grooves.

How to Groove

All those shiny new bass playerisms won’t mean a thing if you can't lock in with the rhythm section.

In this grade, Corbin will help you sharpen your rhythm skills and strengthen your internal time. You’ll learn how to navigate complex rhythms, add variety to simple ones, and use ghost notes to spice up your playing.

Grade 4. Fretboard Focus

Next, Corbin will help you open up your fretboard by introducing you to even more essential shapes and scales in a variety of musical contexts. Along with the Mixolydian and blues scales, you’ll tap into the world of jazz with 7th-chord arpeggios.

Grade 5. Study the Greats

Every great bassist has a unique voice. In the grade, you’ll expand your technique toolkit by studying what sets the legendary bassists apart from others. From the funk sounds of George Porter Jr. (The Meters) to the modern progressive tone of Chris Wolstenholme (Muse), you’ll build a well-rounded knowledge of the instrument.

Grade 6. Bass Player’s Toolkit

You’ll cap off the pathway with a buffet of concepts that will set you apart from other intermediate players. From unison lines and bass chords to reading chord charts and learning progressions by ear, the skills you learn in this grade will make you every musician’s favorite bassist to play with.

3-month plan

Grade 1. The 5 T’s

It’s time to take your bass playing to the next level and break out of the intermediate plateau. Corbin will share with you the most essential skills for advancing right away: the 5 T’s. The skills you learn here will stay with you throughout your entire bass-playing journey.

Day 1. Touch

Touch is undoubtedly the most important of the 5 T’s. To start honing your touch, you’ll focus on controlling your dynamics and muting. Getting Touch locked in is essential for true bass mastery.

Day 2. Time

In this lesson, Corbin will guide you through rhythmic fundamentals like note values and subdivisions. You’ll strengthen your internal clock and learn the silent power of the rest.

Day 3. Tone

Corbin is here to show you that Tone really does start in the hands. Learn how you can control your tone by changing up where you pluck. You’ll also learn about the different types of basses and pedals and how they can help you further shape your sound.

Day 4. Terrain

As an intermediate bassist, knowing the frets on your bass is an invaluable skill that will make you more creative and comfortable jamming with others. Corbin will help you internalize the notes on your strings using the box shape you’re already familiar with.

Day 5. Taste

This lesson will help you refine your Taste to serve the song while still bringing your unique voice to the track. Corbin will walk you through his process for creating a tasteful bassline. By the end of today, you’ll be well on your way to becoming every musician and producer’s new favorite bassist to work with.

Day 6. Put it all TTTTTogether

Now that you’ve worked on each T, it’s time to put them all together at the same time. This is where the magic of the 5 T’s happens.

Day 7. How to practice

One of the most important skills that separates beginners from pros is the ability to practice efficiently and with intention. Fortunately, the Pickup Practice System is the best way to establish and maintain an effective practice routine that’s actually fun. Corbin will show you how to implement the Practice System right away.

Performance pieces

Choose a song to learn that takes what you worked on in Grade 1 and puts it in a musical context. Here, you'll get to jam with a live-recorded band of pro-LA musicians as your backing track.

Personalized feedback

Submit a video of yourself playing a performance piece from this grade for custom video feedback on your playing from our team of pro bassists.

Final Quiz

Make sure you're ready to move on to Grade 2.

Grade 2. Bass Playerisms

In this grade, Corbin’s got you covered with a practical playbook for creating basslines on the spot. You’ll learn reliable approaches to find your way in any song and open the door to more expressive playing.

Day 1. Blues-isms and the number system

Even if the blues isn’t your end goal, learning its language will unlock the foundations behind countless modern styles. We'll kick off this grade with an exploration of the 12-bar blues and an essential concept for playing with other musicians: the number system.

Day 2. 3:2 pentatonic approach

Corbin will show you how to play the pentatonic scale diagonally across two octaves with Pickup Music’s 3:2 system. You’ll break down the scale into pairs of three notes and two notes per string. This system makes improvising and soloing a breeze.

Day 3. Constant 8ths or 16ths

Energetic songs sometimes just need a bass player who can push the groove along without any fuss. You’ll take a page from AC/DC’s bassist Cliff Williams to develop the stamina and feel for this driving type of bassline.

Day 4. Disco octaves

Grab your bell bottoms because you’re going to learn the secret weapon for creating some of the most loved disco basslines ever: the octave. This lesson will test your speed and plucking-hand technique as you channel your inner ABBA under the glowing disco ball.

Day 5. 2-feel and the walk-up

The 2-feel is a laid-back rhythm in the sense that you never have to hurry to the next note. You can whip out this versatile concept for pop hits, country songs, jazz tunes, or singer-songwriter jams.

Day 6. Walking bass blues

Corbin shows you how to build walking basslines by locking in roots and 5ths on the downbeats and getting creative on the upbeats. You'll learn three blues grooves that lay the foundation for jazz as well.

Day 7. Workout

In order to use all of these playerisms successfully, you need to be able to identify notes on the fretboard quickly. This workout will help you feel comfortable finding notes on all four strings.

Performance pieces

Choose a song to learn that takes what you worked on in Grade 2 and puts it in a musical context. Here, you'll get to jam with a live-recorded band of pro-LA musicians as your backing track.

Personalized feedback

Submit a video of yourself playing a performance piece from this grade for custom video feedback on your playing from our team of pro bassists.

Final Quiz

Make sure you're ready to move on to Grade 3.

Grade 3. How to Groove

In Grade 3, Corbin will guide you through the groove checklist. You’ll master complicated rhythms and strengthen your internal time so you always keep the beat.

Day 1. The groove checklist

To kick off Grade 3, you’ll learn the top techniques used by the pros to keep the time and feel the beat. Corbin will show you how to internalize subdivisions and emphasize the sacred drum-bass relationship. You’ll also work on shaping the groove by controlling your note lengths.

Day 2. Ghost notes and the groove

This lesson will show you how to think like a drummer by using ghost notes to add a percussive feel to your basslines. You might’ve used this technique before, but Corbin will show you how to dial in the perfect pressure and place your ghost notes exactly where they’ll groove hardest.

Day 3. Groovin’ on tricky rhythms

When the groove needs a little something extra, reach for the rhythm spice rack. In this lesson, Corbin will show you how to add a little flavor with ties over the bar line and quarter-note triplets. Plus, you’ll learn how to keep your audience on their toes by starting a lick on an upbeat.

Day 4. How to groove in compound meter

4/4 is great and all, but sometimes you wanna mix things up and tug on some heartstrings. Compound meters like 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8 divide beats into groups of three, creating flowing grooves. Using three different tracks, you’ll explore these alternate time signatures and learn how to bring them to life on bass.

Day 5. Swing vs. straight feel

You can completely change up the feel of a song with a small shift of your note placements. By the end of this lesson, you’ll know how to drive a song forward using straight notes and how to create a laid-back vibe with swung notes.

Day 6. Pushing and pulling the feel

It’s time to zoom into the grid for some nuanced note placement. In this lesson, you’ll work on placing your notes behind, dead on, and in front of the kick. Each of these techniques will let you subtly influence the feel of the song.

Day 7. Internal time workout

Picture this: You’re on stage, playing the grooviest of grooves with a funky band. Suddenly, the band drops out and the spotlight shines on you. What do you do?

If you’re freezing like a deer in headlights, Corbin’s here to help you work on your internal time. That way, when the band drops out, you’ll be able to keep the time without a problem and be perfectly in the pocket when the band comes back in.

Performance pieces

Choose a song to learn that takes what you worked on in Grade 3 and puts it in a musical context. Here, you'll get to jam with a live-recorded band of pro-LA musicians as your backing track.

Personalized feedback

Submit a video of yourself playing a performance piece from this grade for custom video feedback on your playing from our team of pro bassists.

Final Quiz

Make sure you're ready to move on to Grade 4.

Grades 4-6.

Now that you’ve got your groove locked in, it's time to open up the fretboard, study the greats, and add some flair to your playing.

Grade 4. Fretboard Focus

This grade is all about expanding your vocabulary with the core language of modern bass playing. You’ll dive into colorful scales and sounds that pave the way for nuanced basslines that go beyond "safe" sounding grooves.

Day 1. Box magic

You can never have too much box practice. That’s why we’re returning to the most important shape of all to help you create an impressive-sounding bassline that’s actually pretty simple to play. 

Day 2. Major to Mixolydian 

Learning a new scale might sound intimidating, but Mixolydian is very similar to a scale you already know well. In this lesson, you’ll just take your good ol’ major scale and flatten the 7th. This Mixolydian sound is great to use in blues, jazz, rock, and so much more.

Day 3. Natural minor and blues scales

Time to meet major scale’s melancholic-sounding twin: the natural minor scale. Corbin will show you how to use the natural minor, minor pentatonic, and blues scales to tap into darker-sounding grooves.

Day 4. Upper and lower 5ths

In this lesson, Corbin will show you how to add variety with upper and lower 5ths by locating your root on the A string. This simple addition of a 5th can help you lock in your rhythmic feel on the oh-so-important 1.

Day 5. Triads

Triads might seem simple, but you’ll learn how to use them to emphasize the chords in a song. This will take your basslines to a whole new level.

Day 6. 7th-chord arpeggios

In this lesson, you’ll break arpeggios down into scale-based shapes to help you hear and visualize them on your bass. Corbin will help you apply major, minor, and dominant 7th arpeggios to craft expressive basslines across a range of styles.

Day 7. Major and minor workout

Corbin, your motivational groove coach, is here with another workout to review your major and minor scales and help you unlock Bass Beast Mode. 

Performance pieces

Choose a song to learn that takes what you worked on in Grade 4 and puts it in a musical context. Here, you'll get to jam with a live-recorded band of pro-LA musicians as your backing track.

Personalized feedback

Submit a video of yourself playing a performance piece from this grade for custom video feedback on your playing from our team of pro bassists.

Final Quiz

Make sure you're ready to move on to Grade 5.

Grade 5. Study the Greats

You’ve mastered low-end theory. Now you’re ready to take the next step and learn how the masters transform theory into music. Each day, you’ll study a different bass master and their secrets to deep-pocket grooves and building out a song.

Day 1. George Porter Jr. (The Meters)

The legendary bassist George Porter Jr. defined the unmistakable sound of New Orleans funk. Corbin shares the secrets behind Porter’s iconic basslines that gave The Meters their signature groove. You’ll leave this lesson with a deeper understanding of how to support the band both rhythmically and melodically.  

Day 2. Paul McCartney

As the bassist for The Beatles, Paul McCartney’s unique approach to the role of the bass and how it fits in a song was game-changing. In this lesson, you’ll take a page from McCartney’s book to create melodic basslines that highlight extension tones and smoothly connect chord changes.

Day 3. Flea

Flea blends the raw emotion of punk music with the syncopation of funk to create a style of bass playing that helped the Red Hot Chili Peppers find their iconic sound. Corbin breaks down the key ingredients of Flea’s signature bass style: tons of ghost notes and aggressive slapping.

Day 4. James Jamerson

Having played on hundreds of legendary Motown and R&B records, James Jamerson is without a doubt one of the most prolific and important electric bass players of all time. In this lesson, you’ll learn some of Jamerson’s foundational bass techniques, including linking chords with chromaticism and using thumpy note articulation. 

Day 5. Pino Palladino

This lesson will help you master the art of subtle groove with a deep dive into Pino Palladino’s legendary bass style. You’ll learn how to craft tasteful solo fills that serve the song with precision and feel.

Day 6. Francis “Rocco” Prestia (Tower of Power)

In this lesson, you’ll channel the West Coast funk vibe with Francis “Rocco” Prestia’s signature 16th-note machine-gun groove. Learn how his index-finger muting and chromatic walk-ups gave Tower of Power its unstoppable rhythmic force.

Day 7. Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)

Corbin will introduce you to the pedal-powered world of Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme. Even if you don’t have bass pedals, you can learn how to get Wolstenholme’s sound through techniques such as doubling the vocal melody and combining open-string riffs with higher fretted notes.

Performance pieces

Choose a song to learn that takes what you worked on in Grade 5 and puts it in a musical context. Here, you'll get to jam with a live-recorded band of pro-LA musicians as your backing track.

Personalized feedback

Submit a video of yourself playing a performance piece from this grade for custom video feedback on your playing from our team of pro bassists.

Final Quiz

Make sure you're ready to move on to Grade 6.

Grade 6. Bass Player’s Toolkit

Whether you’re in the studio laying down tracks for an artist or playing with friends in your garage, having a toolkit of knowledge and skills to pull from is vital. In this grade, you’ll learn concepts that can serve you in a huge range of musical environments – both professional and more relaxed.

Day 1. Grabbing lines with the band

A unison line is when everyone plays the same melody together. It makes your band sound tight and intentional, but it’s not just about playing the right notes. It’s about playing them exactly the same way at the same time. In this lesson, you’ll hone your articulation and dynamics to truly lock in with the entire band.

Day 2. Understanding slash chords

You’ve probably encountered slash chords in TAB or on a chord chart. These are chords written like “C/G,” which means you’re playing a C major chord, but with G as the bass note. This lesson will help you understand these slash chords and how to influence the sound of a chord by changing up the bass note you play under it.

Day 3. Intro to notation

You don’t have to read music to play bass well. Many greats never did. But understanding the basics can seriously expand your skills. Even just learning to understand rhythms and pitch helps you count more confidently and communicate with other musicians. In this lesson, Corbin will take the intimidation out of standard notation by breaking it down piece by piece.

Day 4. Reading a chart

Chord charts are a super useful tool for anyone learning songs, gigging, or even just jotting ideas down. Corbin will help you understand essential chart information, such as slash notation and navigational signs.

Day 5. Learning progressions by ear

Training your ears is just as important as training your fingers. In this lesson, you’ll work on learning by ear – without the use of TAB or sheet music. This is a key skill to have for advancing as a musician. 

Day 6. Bass chords

In this lesson, you’ll taste the forbidden fruit of bass chords. Corbin will show you how to use three tasteful versions of a 10th. By the end of the lesson, you’ll know exactly how and when to pull out a few chords to fill up the space sonically.

Day 7. Ghost-note workout

In your last workout of the pathway, you’ll deepen your rhythmic grid awareness. Your bass coach Corbin will guide you through 16th-note rhythms using ghost notes to fill in the gaps.

Performance pieces

Choose a song to learn that takes what you worked on in Grade 6 and puts it in a musical context. Here, you'll get to jam with a live-recorded band of pro-LA musicians as your backing track.

Personalized feedback

Submit a video of yourself playing a performance piece from this grade for custom video feedback on your playing from our team of pro bassists.

Final Quiz

Make sure you're ready to move on to new challenges.

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⚡️ Getting started

Is Pickup Music right for me?

Are you a bass player who feels like you haven’t made progress in a few months… years… or even decades?

You’re probably stuck in what’s called the ‘intermediate plateau’. This is very common and can be very frustrating.

What’s the cause? Well, it’s pretty easy to learn the basics on bass.

But what then? Triads? Modes? Arpeggios? The phrygian scale?!

Without a clear plan and learning system you fall back to playing the same old lines over and over again. Or you bounce around free lessons online but nothing seems to stick. It’s a recipe for a lot of practice without much progress.

That’s where Pickup Music can help. We specialize in taking players stuck in a bass rut and turning them into advanced bassists.

We do this through Learning Pathways that take you on a step-by-step journey towards fretboard mastery. We give you a highly structured system that shows you exactly what to work on each week to make serious progress.

These Learning Pathways take the guesswork out of your practice routine. You are guided through a proven grade-by-grade system with daily lessons, play-along practice exercises and interactive workouts.

But it’s not all about theory. We apply everything you learn to real music. That’s why every grade of our Learning Pathways build up to performing a song with a live backing band. This simulates what it’s like to play a real gig, with real musicians. It’s the absolute best way to learn.

You also get 1:1 video feedback on your playing from our expert instructors and can attend weekly live lessons. This personal feedback makes Pickup Music the closest thing to taking in-person lessons, but at a fraction of the cost.

So does this method actually work? Will you see results in your playing?

The most common thing we hear from new members is that they’ve made more progress with Pickup Music in a few months than in years of teaching themselves. As one member recently told us, “I'm finally seeing progress for the first time in many years”.

Want to hear about other members’ experiences with us? Read our independent Trustpilot reviews.

Is Pickup Music worth the money?

Private bass lessons will cost you at least $50 per lesson or $2,600 a year.

Going to a music academy will cost you about $40,000 a year.

A Pickup Music membership will cost you just $180 for the whole year.

That works out to 50 cents a day!

But it’s not just about the money. It’s about not wasting your precious time. It’s about making actual progress on this beautiful instrument.

By following our proven Learning Pathway system, you can stop wasting your time and effort trying to guess what you should practice next. Our guided programs eliminate the guesswork so you know exactly what you need to focus on each day and week to make lasting progress with bass.

What makes Pickup Music better than other bass lesson sites?

Most online bass lesson sites are very good at teaching one-off styles and techniques. Or they get super famous bassists to record one-hour video lessons talking at length about their particular style and career.

The problem is that these approaches don't stick. They don’t help you to actually get better as a bassist. You can waste a lot of time bouncing around these types of unconnected, one-off lessons. It’s a recipe for a lot of practice without much progress.

Pickup Music takes a different approach. We give you a highly structured system that shows you exactly what to work on each week to make serious progress. We take you beyond the basics through a step-by-step journey towards fretboard mastery.

By following a Pickup Music Learning Pathway, you are getting the most guided way to learn bass. Over 6 grades, you are taken through daily lessons and practice exercises that carefully explain what’s going on behind the music.

Each grade then builds up to song performances that apply everything you’ve learned with a live backing band. These challenges - where we simulate what it’s like to play a real gig, with real musicians - is the absolute best way to learn.

The Learning Pathway method takes the guesswork out of your practice routine. Most bassists start to see a rapid acceleration in their progress in a matter of weeks.

You can also get 1:1 video feedback on your playing and weekly live lessons. This personal feedback makes Pickup Music the closest thing to taking in-person lessons, but at a fraction of the cost.

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What exactly do I get from a Pickup Music membership?

When you become a Pickup Music member you get unlimited access to our huge library of lessons across both guitar and bass.

You get to enjoy amazing features that create a premium learning experience:

  • day-by-day lessons
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  • weekly live lessons
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  • play-along practice exercises
  • downloadable course notes and diagrams
  • quizzes to test your understanding
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How do the Learning Pathways work?

Learning Pathways are kind of our special sauce here at Pickup Music. They take all the guesswork out of what to practice.

You get day-by-day lessons, play along practice exercises with your instructor, interactive jams with the Pickup Music live band and you can submit videos of your playing for feedback from the Pickup Music team.

We designed this system so that you will know exactly what to practice every time you pick up the bass. This means that even if you only have time to practice with us once a week, you will still make great progress by following a Learning Pathways.

How often do I need to practice to see results?

Ideally you would practice about three times a week for 30 minutes at a time. But we know that life gets in the way sometimes! So here’s the good news: deliberate practice matters so much more than how often you practice.

After working with thousands of bassists, we’ve found that the most important thing is to know exactly what you’re going to practice before you pick up the bass. Even if you can only use Pickup Music a few times a month, you will still make really good progress if you stick to the step-by-step structure of our Learning Pathways.

Can I take the lessons at my own pace?

Everything on Pickup Music is designed to be taken at your own pace. There are no deadlines, so you can work at your own speed. You can stay on a topic until you really understand it before you move on.

While we divide our Learning Pathways into ‘days’ - this is a suggestion only. Some learners might take a few days in one sitting, while others will spend a few sessions on a single day. You can go at the pace that feels most comfortable to you.

How does the 1:1 video feedback work?

We want our members to get the closest thing possible to in-person lessons but at a fraction of the cost. That's why you can now get individual video feedback on your bass playing from our team of expert instructors.

Here's how it works:

  • Choose a performance piece to learn at the end of each grade of a Learning Pathway.
  • Upload a video of yourself playing the performance piece.
  • An expert instructor from our team will review your playing and send you back a detailed video on what you're doing well and what you need to work on.
  • Repeat for each grade of the Learning Pathway.

I'm brand new to bass. Is Pickup Music the right choice for me?

Absolutely! We make learning the bass fun and simple – the way it should be.

Too many people get frustrated with bass because they develop bad habits and poor technique. Avoid these costly and time-consuming mistakes by taking Pickup Music's structured and step-by-step approach to learning bass.

You'll start with Pickup Music's introductory program Beginner Learning Pathway. Over a few weeks, we break down everything from simple chords and melodies to rhythm and lead playing. By the end of the program, you'll be able to play any simple pop or rock song (and even write your own).

Most importantly, we make sure you don't get stuck in the beginner's plateau - a common pitfall for bassists who are just starting out. You'll keep making progress through Pickup Music's guided Learning Pathways. These programs are designed to quickly take you from a beginner player to an intermediate one who feels comfortable across the whole fretboard.

Is Pickup Music good for intermediate and advanced bassists?

Pickup Music is the best platform available for intermediate and advanced bassists. Our courses take you beyond the basics to advanced concepts like triads, arpeggios, modes and improvisation.

The biggest trap for intermediate players is bouncing around from lesson to lesson without a plan or structure to get to that next level. We are known for taking intermediate and advanced players who have hit a ceiling and busting through until they reach the next level.

Am I too old for bass lessons?

Many of Pickup Music’s members are in their 60s and 70s and have seen amazing success with our programs. Our platform is designed to be user-friendly for all ages and skill levels. And our supportive community is made up of bass learners of all ages, cheering each other on. 

Do I get access to the guitar lessons as well?

Yes. You get unlimited access to all of our guitar and bass lessons under the one membership.

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When you first sign up to a Pickup Music membership, you enter your credit card but it will not be charged for 14 days. That means that if you decide to cancel within 14 days of signing up, you won't pay anything.

And we send you a reminder before your trial is about to end so you don’t forget about it.

If you decide to cancel after that, you won't be charged at your next billing cycle. That means: if you’re a monthly member, you won’t be charged for the next month. If you’re an annual member, you won’t be charged for the next year.

How does the 60-day money back guarantee work?

In addition to the 14-day free trial, we offer a 60-day money back guarantee. If you’re not satisfied with your progress in the first 60 days of your membership, we will give you your money back - no questions asked.

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Canceling is easy. It’s just one click of a button on your account page.

You won't be charged anything if you cancel during your 14-day free trial. We also send you a reminder before your trial ends so you don’t accidentally forget about it.

If you cancel after your 14-day trial, you won't be billed again at your next billing cycle. Your membership will remain active until it expires on the day it was originally set to renew.

What’s the difference between the annual and monthly plan?

The only difference is the price. The monthly membership is $29.99 charged monthly and the annual membership is $179.99 charged once a year.

That means that if you select the annual plan you will pay 50% less and save $180 over a year compared to the monthly plan.

We'll also send you reminders before we bill you each year so that you don't accidentally forget about it.

We give such a big discount for annual members because it aligns with our long-term vision to inspire and support lifelong bass learning.

Can I buy lessons individually?

We don’t sell lessons individually. But the good news is you get access to every single lesson on Pickup Music through the one membership. If you’re only interested in one lesson, you could purchase a monthly membership and cancel when you’ve finished it – we have a hunch you’ll want to stick around though :)

How do I restart my membership?

It’s easy to rejoin Pickup Music and we’d be thrilled to have you back! We even saved all of your lessons for you while you were gone on your My Classes page.

To restart your membership, log in with the email address you used to sign up the first time around and then select the plan of your choice.