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Experience the difference of learning        a true, unified method, with
         Visual  Guide  Tones

      THE VGT YEAR LONG
IMPROV PROGRAM FOR GUITAR

As an LA studio musician and former director of Guitar for the prestigous, Grove School of Music, Dana Rasch has designed a curicullum for students wanting to get their hands on the truly 'life changing' information found only within the 3rd and 4th years of the top fight music schools and institutions found in the US including LA, Boston and NY.

This incredible course has as its core, 'Grove Harmonic Concepts'. A multi award winning method designed by Dick Grove, which is considered by many, to be the finest, most accessable and systematic approach to modern harmony in the world. Along with Dana's proprietary system for visualization called 'Visual Guide Tones' the  'VGT Improv Program', has proven over and over, to take months off the process of learning how to become a 'pro' improviser on guitar, leaving students with indisputable answers ...not more questions!

VGT gets rid of any confusion, closes holes and helps you to build a serious foundation in your playing regardles of style. For over 3 decades, students have appreciated how VGT has opened one creative doorway after another making the learning process easier and helping them to deveolp their own, unique and dynamic style!
If you are tired of learning (and paying for) disconected and arbitrary 'licks', 'chords' and 'songs' .... see what it's like to gain complete ownership of your instrument. Dana is known worldwide for his systematic approaches to almost every aspect of learning the guitar, taking the "rocket science" stigma out of the equation and instead, making the learning process fun and exciting.
With a modicum of self discipline, students are guaranteed to see 'real' progress...

      AVAILABLE AS SINGLE LESSONS - DISCOUNTED SETS - COMPLETE.(BEST PRICE)

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    Comes with free
limited Email support

Monthly Zoom Support with Dana Rasch is available starting as little as $100 per month

VGT SYSTEM OVERVIEW
PENTATONIC PERSPECTIVE

VIDEO OVERVIEWS

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Single Lessons Available From Set 1

Single Lessons Available From Set 2

Single Lessons Available From Set 3

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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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