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JASON RASO

  • ABOUT
  • LESSONS
  • TONEQUEST
  • BASS
  • GUITAR
  • stringspan
  • POWERPLAY
  • SHOWS
  • FORZA

GUITAR AND BASS LESSONS IN GUELPH AREA

Bass Guitar Lessons: 
30 minutes - $25
1 hour - $45
Jason has been teaching bass guitar for 25 years. He teaches a wide variety of styles including jazz, funk, rock and blues. Jason is also well versed in several techniques including slap and pop, tapping and palm muting. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, Jason can help you reach your musical goals. 

Guitar Lessons (Acoustic and Electric):
30 minutes - $25
1 hour - $45
Jason has been teaching guitar for 15 years. Beginner to intermediate levels. All styles. Chords, soloing, songwriting, technique (picking, fingerstyle, tapping)


If you are interested in booking a lesson or clinic you can email Jason at info@jasonrasomusic.com
 

 

Lesson Policy:

Lessons are to paid at the beginning of each month, based on the number of lesson days in the current month. If you know in advance that you will miss a lesson, it can be rescheduled or deducted from your monthly balance.

You will receive your invoice via email at the beginning of each month.

Payments can be made via etransfer or Paypal to jay@jasonrasomusic.com

Cash is also accepted.

Credits will not be issued for cancelled* lessons. However, a make-up lesson will be provided at a time convenient for student and teacher.

A make-up will not be provided for missed* lessons.

Lessons via Skype or Facetime are always available. You can choose this option regularly or only when the need arises (ie: scheduling conflict, car trouble, illness etc.)

15 minutes will always be scheduled between each lesson. You will always get your full lesson time. This will also allow the studio to be cleaned between each lesson.

 

* cancelled = with notice

* missed = no show
 

SKYPE / FACETIME LESSONS

Skype / Facetime Bass & Guitar Lessons are now available!

 

Technique. Theory. Soloing. Walking. Songwriting. Building Lines.

*The Skype / Facetime lesson rates are $25 per half-hour and $45 per hour

Email info@jasonrasomusic.com to book a lesson!

 

 
 
 
 

LESSON INQUIRIES

LESSON STORE

Improv On Electric Bass (Mel Bay) Book
  • Improv On Electric Bass (Mel Bay) Book

Improv On Electric Bass (Mel Bay) Book

Includes a download of 5 Bass Études
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C$22.50
  • Includes 5 Bonus Études (only on jasonrasomusic.com)

The primary goal of this book is to help improve your chord spelling and fingerboard knowledge. Mastering chord tones will help you build more interesting bass lines. In addition, greater harmonic awareness will help you become a stronger writer, improviser, and soloist.

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Soloing on Electric Bass (Mel Bay) Book
  • Soloing on Electric Bass (Mel Bay) Book

Soloing on Electric Bass (Mel Bay) Book

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C$22.50

Jason Raso’s Soloing on Electric Bass: A Chord Tone Approach provides the next step following his first book for Mel Bay Publications, Improvising on Electric Bass. The primary focus of this second book is to help you develop a more melodic approach to solo bass playing. The author suggests avoiding root notes, concentrating instead on chord tones of a 3rd, 5th, and 7th as fertile ground to begin revising your approach to more creative soloing. Following a series of standard notation exercises exploring intervals and goal notes in all keys, Jason presents a dozen original solo etudes in notation and tablature.

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Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader (Print)
  • Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader (Print)

Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader (Print)

Includes a download of Audio Tracks Only - Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader
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C$22.50

“Jason has put together a great short simple guidebook to get up and in the bass world. I remember my first Mel Bay book way back when, and this book sticks in my mind like that one. I love the rhythmic examples and how once you figure out they are rhythms you’ve heard before on songs, it clicks into your brain and you can see them a mile away on a chart. Great job Jason, let’s get a coffee!” - Matt Bissonette (Elton John)

“It has been my pleasure to get to know, and work with Jason over the years. I am a big fan of his playing and his educational content. Here is a perfect resource to help bass players learn to read and understand rhythmic notation, from whole notes to 16th notes. Some of my students play very well, but don't have a foundation in reading notes or rhythm. This book will be invaluable to them!" - Stuart Hamm (Solo Artist, Joe Satriani)

"Learning to read rhythms and play them accurately is an essential skill for bassists. Jason has created a straight-forward, easy to use resource that will send you well on your way to mastery. I highly recommend it!" - Michael Manring (Solo Artist)

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Audio Tracks Only - Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader
  • Audio Tracks Only - Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader

Audio Tracks Only - Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader

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Free

Download the FREE play-along tracks!

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Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader (eBook)
  • Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader (eBook)

Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader (eBook)

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Raso's Rollicking Rhythm Reader (eBook)

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“Jason has put together a great short simple guidebook to get up and in the bass world. I remember my first Mel Bay book way back when, and this book sticks in my mind like that one. I love the rhythmic examples and how once you figure out they are rhythms you’ve heard before on songs, it clicks into your brain and you can see them a mile away on a chart. Great job Jason, let’s get a coffee!” - Matt Bissonette (Elton John)

“It has been my pleasure to get to know, and work with Jason over the years. I am a big fan of his playing and his educational content. Here is a perfect resource to help bass players learn to read and understand rhythmic notation, from whole notes to 16th notes. Some of my students play very well, but don't have a foundation in reading notes or rhythm. This book will be invaluable to them!" - Stuart Hamm (Solo Artist, Joe Satriani)

"Learning to read rhythms and play them accurately is an essential skill for bassists. Jason has created a straight-forward, easy to use resource that will send you well on your way to mastery. I highly recommend it!" - Michael Manring (Solo Artist)

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Music As A Language - eBooklet
  • Music As A Language - eBooklet

Music As A Language - eBooklet

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Free

Learn the musical alphabet and how scales & chords are constructed!

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Circle of 5ths eBooklet
  • Circle of 5ths eBooklet

Circle of 5ths eBooklet

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Free

Learn key signatures, chord groups and chord spelling using the Circle of 5ths.

  • for any instrument
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Power-Play Pentatonics - Electric Bass (eBook)
  • Power-Play Pentatonics - Electric Bass (eBook)

Power-Play Pentatonics - Electric Bass (eBook)

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Power-Play Pentatonics - Electric Bass (eBook)

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Shapes, sequences, and exercises for electric bass!

Get your pentatonic game in shape!

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Power-Play Pentatonics - 5-string Bass (eBook)
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Power-Play Pentatonics - 5-string Bass (eBook)

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Power-Play Pentatonics - 5-string Bass (eBook)

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Shapes, sequences, and exercises for 5-string bass!

Get your pentatonic game in shape!

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BackTrackPack (Bass)
  • BackTrackPack (Bass)

BackTrackPack (Bass)

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12 backing track mp3's and chord chart PDF's.

One backing track for every key!

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Power-Play Pentatonics - Guitar (eBook)
  • Power-Play Pentatonics - Guitar (eBook)

Power-Play Pentatonics - Guitar (eBook)

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Power-Play Pentatonics - Guitar (eBook)

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Shapes, sequences, and exercises for guitar!

Get your pentatonic game in shape

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Untangling Chords: Triad Spelling for Guitar
  • Untangling Chords: Triad Spelling for Guitar

Untangling Chords: Triad Spelling for Guitar

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New eBook!

Untangling Chords: Triad Spelling for Guitar

The primary focus of this book is triad spelling. Many guitar players know the chord shapes but may not be able to identify the individual notes. Mastering triad spelling will help you build more interesting chord voicings, write better melodies, and improve your soloing.

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BackTrackPack (Guitar)
  • BackTrackPack (Guitar)

BackTrackPack (Guitar)

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12 backing track mp3's and chord chart PDF's.

One backing track for every key!

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5 Bass Études
  • 5 Bass Études

5 Bass Études

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Chord Tone Studies for Electric Bass

Get these Études free when you purchase "Improvising on Electric Bass" only here on jasonrasomusic.com

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Jason Raso - Bass Columns (eBook)
  • Jason Raso - Bass Columns (eBook)

Jason Raso - Bass Columns (eBook)

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12 Bass Columns written by Jason Raso for Canadian Musician Magazine.

Topics: Walking, Melody, Arranging for Solo Bass, Chords, Practice, Positivity and more!

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