Welcome to the Eden School of Music, featuring lessons and articles by bassist and master educator Roy Vogt. Before we get started, however, here's a little about our professor:
Roy Vogt

A longtime Eden endorser, Roy has performed with a long list of music luminaries. (Read Roy's bio.) He's also been teaching other bassists for more than two decades. Currently the head of the Bass department at Belmont University in Nashville, TN, Vogt has also produced some excellent training videos for the Master Study Series and Superchops 4 Bass. If you want to increase your knowledge on the bass, there's no one better with whom to study than Professor Roy.

Each month, we'll offer two lessons and an article on the business of music, spaced across the month. The lessons are divided into beginner and intermediate levels and build on previous lessons. Click on the links below to go to each lesson or article in the series.

Roy's Bio | An Interview with Roy | Visit Belmont U. | Visit Roy's Website

 
Lessons for Beginners
  1. Left and Right Hand Exercises
  2. Left and Right Hand Exercises Part 2
  3. Triads
  4. Twelve Bar Blues
  5. Twelve Bar Blues-The Root-3-5-6-b7 Riff
  6. The Foot-tap system and 8th note rhythms
  7. The Foot-tap system and 16th note rhythms
  8. Slap Bass: Right Hand Only
  9. Slap Bass: Left Hand and Right Hand Together
  10. Free Form Funk: Slap in Action
  11. Nashville Number Charts
  12. Diatonic Triads
  13. Diatonic 7th Chords
  14. Diatonic Chords in the Cycle of 4ths
  15. A Jazz Standard - Autumn Leaves
  16. Autumn Leaves, Part 2 - More Sophisticated Choices]
  17. Autumn Leaves, Part 3 Adding Scale Tones to the Chord Tones
  18. Autumn Leaves, Part 4 Adding Chromatic Passing and Approach Tones
  19. Timing Studies
  20. Timing Studies, Part 2
  21. Fretting Hand Dexterity
Intermediate Lessons
  1. Modes and Diatonic Scales
  2. Modes and Diatonic Chords,
    Part 2
  3. Modes in Action: "Why Not"
  4. Modes in Action: The ii-V-I Progression "Turn Down"
  5. 3-7 Voice Leading: "Turn Down"
  6. Walking Bass : “Turn Down”
  7. Walking Bass : "Turn Down"
  8. Finger Funk
  9. Advancing Pick Style Studies
  10. Pentatonic Studies
  11. Pentatonic Studies, Part 2
  12. World Music: Reggae
  13. World Music: The Clave and the Tumbao
  14. World Music: The Clave and the Tumbao, part 2
  15. Chromatic Approach Tones
  16. Chromatic Approach Tones-Turn Down
  17. Chromatic Approach Tones-Funk
  18. "Son of Teen Town"
  19. "6th Sense"
  20. Moving Up the Neck: Position Playing
  21. Further Up the Neck: Gettin' Funky in the Phonepoles
  22. Putting it all together: The L Shape and Connecting Arpeggios.
Music Business Articles
  1. So You Play Bass-Now What?
  2. Freelancing
  3. Subbing
  4. Studio Work 101: Old School
  5. Studio Work Part 2: New School
  6. Studio Work Part 3: Breaking In
  7. Find a Bass Mentor: One Shortcut that Does Work
  8. Private Bass Lessons, Part 1
  9. Private Bass Lessons, Part 2
  10. Demo Session Leader
  11. Sound-alike Recording
  12. Producer or Session Leader
  13. Festival Gigs
  14. Grow Your Own Gig
  15. Grow Your Own Gig. Part 2
  16. Multiple Streams of Income
  17. Reading Gigs
  18. The Best of Times or The Worst of Times?
  19. How Reading Books Can Help Your Music Career
  20. Doubling (and Tripling) to Double Your Income
  21. Recording with Legends
  22. The Virtual Studio