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PRACTICE WITH DANA

AND FRIENDS

Bob P.

It never fails, Dana's instruction always sets me off on a journey, sometimes for a few days sometimes weeks. He has a way of taking concepts that most would overlook or fail to focus on and get you to see the power they hold if explored.

PP Mas

It is so inspiring to get this level of information. It's basically Impossible to find on social media and even many music schools. Dana's teachings have opened many doors that I would not have had access to otherwise

Dana's Private Reserve

Creative practicing is the key to becoming a world class player

Are you sick of stumbling in the dark regarding your practice and getting iffy results at best? Maybe you are stuck in a rut and looking for a way to turbo-charge your practice sessions? Wondering "what is it they do to play that way"? 
 
Here is the cure to all these ailments!

With DPR, you are in the same room with top notch musicians getting direct insight into their practice sessions on a number of critical topics.

Dana has noted the gap between the methods used in teaching the guitar, compared to the intended result. The crux of any learning program is the process of practicing. And the practice session is the time and place where skill is forged.

If you have been wondering how to take your practice to the next level and elevate your overall musical potential - this is the answer! 
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DPR 10

The Days of Wine and Roses - CM overview

Dana Rasch

A beautiful one hour exploration into the approaches Dana uses, including 'Back Cycling'', for his extraordinary chord melody arrangement of Days of Wine and Roses. (NO CHART COMES WITH THIS OVERVIEW )
Includes : The music video and a 55 minute lecture. 

DPR 11A

Thinking Vertically and Horizontally on the neck

Dana Rasch

If you are looking for a way to finally connect your fretboard once and for all - this is it! By systematically working on merging vertical positions of arpeggios and horizontal linear work via scales on a single string, you will literally open new horizons of looking at music on the guitar. 

DPR 11B

The second installment goes further and deeper in forging the firm command of the guitar. Changing line directions at will yields the 3D understanding and full control of the fretboard. If music were a ship, with this knowledge you would be the captain steering it with ease and confidence. 

Thinking Vertically and Horizontally on the neck. Cont.

Dana Rasch

DPR 11C

Dana pulls no stops with this series, and if you can keep up - you will be unstoppable on the guitar, too.

Thinking Vertically and Horizontally on the neck. Cont.

Dana Rasch

DPR 11D

Join Dana in these practice sessions, and the fretboard will have no secrets before you.

Thinking Vertically and Horizontally on the neck. Cont.

Dana Rasch

DPR 12

Practice session on Latin comping patterns and applying them to Dana's "Trading 4's" concept. The systematic approach to beat displacement in a bar and combination with linear soloing will give you the sense of elation from having your rhythmic and melodic sense solidified at once. 

Latin Comping and Trading 4's

Dana Rasch

DPR 13A

Melodic Couples : Dana Rasch and Adam Levine! offer their unique perspectives to a topic that all guitarists should become familiar with. A systematic treatment of melodic couples gives you understanding of various sound textures through the use of close or wide voicings, accents or lines, melodic contour, constant or changing types of couples etc. Once you have a grasp of this great device, the audiences will start looking at you in awe!

Melodic Couples

Dana Rasch Adam Levine

DPR 13B

Melodic Couples continues with two different perspectives from the master guitarists and educators, Dana Rasch and Adam Levine! If you're struggling to spice up your playing with subtle melodic lines and soundscapes, you will find solutions here. 

Melodic Couples. Cont.

Dana Rasch Adam Levine

DPR 14A

The good ole Blues just got a face-lift! In this session Dana gives you a fresh look on this mandatory music genre for all guitarists. By using both the blues scale and Dominant Pentatonic, you will find that there is more to Blues than meets the eye, and you see many of those nuances, but also learn how to incorporate it into your practice and playing.

Dominant Pentatonic and "The Blues"

Dana Rasch

DPR 14B

Continuation of The Blues and Dominant Pentatonic. Dana really goes deep in this one, with 1/2 step approach from above into the IV chord, fragments for phrasing, introduction of II and VI chords to the Blues, soloing over different chords in the same position on the neck, and so much more!

Dominant Pentatonic and "The Blues" Cont.

Dana Rasch

DPR 14C

Further exploration of the Blues and its subtleties will provide you with tools and craft needed to sound fresh and innovative over this unavoidable style of music. Be warned  - working on these lessons might give you so much excitement that you wouldn't want to play anything else for a while.

Dominant Pentatonic and "The Blues" Cont.

Dana Rasch

DPR FOR BEGINNERS

If you're a beginner looking for a great approach to seeing the guitar
in a serious way. This is the video for you! No learning one lick at a time for a hundred years. Dana shows you how to become a "real" player and puts you on the right path to designing your own incredible licks as well understanding what many guitarists are missing, a true harmonic background. This video is packed
with great ideas that will change your musical life forever !

Let's Practice ! Video #1

Dana Rasch

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Custom designed curriculum for each student with professional, unbiased feedback and
expert guidance throughout the entire process!

We're excited to offer a dynamic and systematic way to elevate your guitar playing not just for now, but for your entire musical journey!
No matter how advanced you want to become, our 'cutting edge' materials just keep on giving and the possibilities are endless!

Learn how to adopt a professional mindset.
Get guidance from exceptional instructors,
each boasting over 40 years of live and in-studio experience.

Discover amazing pathways to enhance your playing skills, no matter your level, genre, or experience.

Finally feel like you're communicatiing musically both as a guitarist and a musician! 

Begin your optional personal recording project immediately, Based on your level, we create an incredible vehicle that provides insights into your weekly growth for both you and your teachers.

We won't let you drop the ball !
You'll receive 6 months of free phone and email support after your SD "Intensive" !

INSIDE SD YOU'LL DISCOVER

Core Concepts

Cutting edge concepts that accelerate the learning process No time wasting with superfluous ideas.

Solo Mapping

Blueprint your solos with clarity.

Learn Melodic and "Emotional Contour to create dynamic improvisational ideas on the spot.

Streets and Highways

The Ultimate approach to Vertical and Horizontal guitar playing.

OWN THE NECK !

Identifiers

Find the DNA of your sound!

Know exactly what to work on to develop your own style.

VGT

The simple but amazing approach to visualization and all styles of improvisation!

Chord Families

The Grove concept of Modern Harmony all, "as applied to the neck" No more questions ..just  answers!

Our intensives are built on the unwavering belief that with the right materials and guidance, students can achieve remarkable growth independently, without the burden of years of instruction or excessive costs. Style Designer's 10 week Zoom "intensives" cover an incredibly wide range of topics at all levels from beginning to advanced and often exclusive to the third and fourth years at the world's top music schools. Our course is packed with proven 'Post grad' concepts that can truly transform lives. Experience the difference and confidence of having 10 weeks of dedicated attention focused entirely on your goals!

                   Style Designer
                   

                     Instructors 
    Improv / Rhythm Section Coach's

Dana Rasch

Adam Levine

John Flitcraft

Daryl Van Druff

$6,500.00 USD

Ty's story 

 

I’m currently taking SD with Dana Rasch  and his teaching staff…I’ve been a guitar instructor for over 2 decades, and have studied with some very fine teachers….

I’ve NEVER experienced anything like this… ……EVER!

After only 10 weeks… I feel like I went to Berklee or MIT for 4 years.

Learning from teachers who have such an incredible wealth of insight and experience is simply a phenomenal experience. 

 

SD has helped me develop my alternate picking and legato styles, as well as

showing me incredible hybrid riffs that work perfectly for my style......Ideas that honestly, I would never have come up with on my own. 

In terms of improv I have the most fantastic array of materials, all of them providing me with a complete and systematic approach to expand not only my technique but visualization and phrasing.

My Comping and Chord melody skills have improved significantly thru SD...the Grove approach to Modern Harmony and Theory is simply invaluable. Now I know exactly what I need to work on in the future to develop my playing specifically for my direction, and, being a writer as well as a guitarist, this will change everything for me…

I have a 1 year plan to become a solo artist and the way things are laid out, I know what to work on to achieve seriously dynamic results, every step of the way.

Some of the “tips” alone, have amazed me….. the decades of “live’ and “studio” experience from the instructors and coaches are priceless and they keep you on the right track to developing all aspects of your playing... quickly.

 

Learning how to practice more effectively was a revelation ...now ,

I never feel like I’m wasting a minute of my time and there is no such thing

as "being in a rut". 

I could spend a year at other schools or institutes, literally paying tens of thousands of dollars and not get close to the level of information and personal attention I've received in 1 quarter with Style Designer.

I’ve never looked so forward to practice in my life….

I know the concepts I work on will really make an impact on my playing ….

I kept searching for more and more information but realized that it's basically meaningless, with out some real guidance from a pro ....... SD delivers!

For the first time I feel close to attaining my goals as a professional guitarist and musician.

 

I already know I can land better gigs but I decided to take the

 "SD recording extension", an 8 week "intensive", to work on composing and producing a 3 song EP, to show my new playing level and get working at 'higher level'

musical situations.

 

Ty Morgan

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