Applied Music – Box Hill Institute

Along with his wife Bianca, Dayna owns, manages, and teaches at BFSM, where he has been working since its opening in Term 2, 2013.

Dayna is an accomplished Melbourne drummer and vocalist who has been working professionally for over 17 years, performing with both original and cover acts around Melbourne.

Dayna studied at Box Hill Institute under the tuition of Tony Floyd, Robi Parolin, and John Corniola. He also undertook over eight years of private lessons with Robi Parolin. During this time, Dayna attended a drumming intensive workshop with gospel artist Chris Coleman and continued on with one-on-one tuition.

One of Dayna's earlier achievements was placing third in the intermediate section of “Australia’s Best Up and Coming Drummer”, a national competition designed to discover emerging drumming talent.

Dayna has been teaching for over 14 years, working from his home studio and other local music schools. He has a great rapport with students of all ages and abilities, using his experience across a variety of musical styles to inspire and challenge his students.

Dayna also has a passion for live and studio sound engineering, producing a number of original and cover band demos, EPs, and live shows both at BFSM and other venues and studios. He has a keen eye for videography and film editing and enjoys the behind-the-scenes creative process just as much as performing on stage.

His latest projects include performing as Mick Fleetwood in The Fleetwood Pac, touring theatres around Australia, and contributing to the YouTube channel @BookswithBinkandDayn.

📍 You can find Dayna teaching in Room 1 at BFSM/SPS on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and at MSPS on Mondays