Studio 211

“The band program has been a marvelous experience! The program has helped me reinforce what I've learned from Dave's classes while having the fun of playing along with people who share similar interests as me. The entire experience helps motivate you to want to improve more!”

“Playing my first gig in Dave's band program was an eye opening experience. I had no appreciation for the amount of musical skill and organization it takes to pull together a group of guys from all skill levels and walks of life and produce a polished set of songs at the end.”

“I've had an enormous amount of fun gelling with other musicians and performing in front of an audience! These programs have increased my talent and confidence an incredible amount. You've been one of the best teachers anyone could hope for!”

“Dave's band program is a wonderful concept for a growing musician. Getting the opportunity to put my skills to the test really made me confident in my abilities. By the end of the program I was doing things that I never would have thought possible!”

“The band was a great experience the first time and even better the second time! It is great for learning to perform and playing your instrument even better. I am doing it again and I recommend it to everyone to try.”

“After playing for many years on my own or in the company of close friends, the band program demanded far more of my capabilities. Dave's band program teaches a number of skills that are not in our normal repertoire. Commitment, rehearsals, staging, and performing in a group with articulated roles become much more important than ever before. When it works it is a thrilling experience that captures 3 months of work into an exciting 40 minute performance — and yes it did sound better than I ever expected.”

“When I went into the band program I had the basic skills in playing guitar. The band program was a super-charger when it came to teaching me about my guitar and how an actual band works. By the end of it I was able to solo and know how to make it sound good. My fear of soloing in front of a crowd went away — now I'm actually excited to do the solo. I really appreciate that Dave is doing this band program and I am looking forward to doing it again.”

“I have been taking lessons from Dave for a couple of years now, and have learned a lot. He then offered the idea of playing in a band, and I thought what a great idea. At first I thought it would be hard and time consuming, but actually it was very easy! In the end, it was amazing to see what such little time could achieve through the band program. Looking forward to doing it again.”

“Playing solo and taking lessons is one thing, but being able to play with other musicians is something completely different. With the band program I learned to not only play my own instrument better, but how to play with others as well.”

“Dave is a great coach who helps to pull the best out of a rag-tag bunch of musicians. When we played our gig we really felt like we were the real deal.”

“The knowledge that we gained during the rehearsals was invaluable and playing live was a fantastic experience. My friends couldn't believe how good we sounded!”

“Being in the band program was a great experience. It was nice having band practice and meeting other enthusiastic musicians. The venue that the show was in was rockin!!!”

“It was another great experience. Playing a live performance rocks. Thanks again to Dave for the great coaching!”

“Dave was great at teaching us how to bring out our own talent to help the band sound great as a whole. And it all culminated in really living the rock and roll dream — Dave set up a great venue for our show so we could all feel like rock stars for a night.”