D.T Vanner's
Contemporary Guitar Method
My mission is to pass along this unique skill with a proven and practical method. I'm a lifelong musician and a proud alumni of Berklee College of Music. A 20yr teacher, I ran a successful private instruction business in the competitive Southern California market and have since turned it into a thriving online studio. I work with students of all types and am happy to help you realize your goals!
Private LessonS
Contact me anytime for one on one private lessons over Zoom. Students are provided PDF's of all my instructional material like tunes, chord charts, concepts etc. You will also receive a personalized HW from each lesson to keep everything on track. My curriculum goes from 1st day beginners all the way up to advanced playing, however each player's needs are different. So I tailor my instruction to best serve the individual.
30 Minute Session
$50
60 Minute Session
$75
Curriculum Overview
This is a basic outline of what we go over in the various stages of playing. In lessons we'll cover many different things as well as your personal musical interests. The core of my curriculum is modeled after the Berklee system and decades of playing professionally. It's very theory forward, but applied on the guitar neck to play real music naturally. My focus is on teaching the practical skills that you need to feel comfortable on stage or in the studio.
Level I
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Proper Positioning & Technique
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Open-Position Chords
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8th Note Grooves
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Chord Transitions & Strumming
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Basic Blues Progressions
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Common Open-Position Tunes
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Power Chords​
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Notes On The Guitar
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Fundamentals Of Harmony
Level II
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Bar Chords
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Major & Minor Key Harmony
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Basic Triad Concepts
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Inversion Chords
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Pentatonic Scales & Blues Notes
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Major & Minor Pentatonic Soloing
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16th Note Rhythms
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Bar Setlist - Concepts in Tunes
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Parallel Pentatonic Switching
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Basic Blues Lead Concepts
Level III
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7th Chords
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Modal Harmony
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Modal Scales & Leads
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Secondary Dominants
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Arpeggios
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Funky 16th's Rhythm Playing
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Modal-Based Tunes
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16th Note Leads
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Suspensions & Tensions
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Advanced Scale Systems​
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Playing The Changes
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Concepts In Jazz
Sample Improv Jams
Too often the approach to learning music can be a long slog that doesn't always add up. Musicians can fall into a trap of just memorizing songs and chords instead of concepts. It eventually becomes unsustainable and it's not as much fun. I'm here to show you how professional musicians look at music and demystify what's going on. You'll start to feel like a real player and your satisfaction will skyrocket.
Let's get playing.