"My objective is to coach the student towards understanding the "job" of being the drummer and to help the student understand the importance of time and feel as being the foundation for music and soloing."

DAN'S EDUCATION AND HONORS:
Dan's drumming carreer began eleven years ago in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He studied with a local teacher for two and a half years while also playing in bands around town. In early 1996 Dan joined Hostile Groove, a local metal band that played several gigs per month in the New England area and was involved in many recording sessions. Dan remains busy with the band today which now stands "at the foreground of a vehement and volatile style" (Scott Perham, Music Connection Magazine). In 1999 Dan moved to Los Angeles with his band to attend the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA, where he received his commercial certificate as a recording artist. Dan was hired as a teachers assistant while still enrolled as a student and since graduation was given the honor of joining the illustrious P.I.T staff.

THE FOLLOWING WILL BE COVERED DURING LESSONS WITH DAN WELBY:
1. How to set up your drums in relation to your body
2. Proper hand and foot technique
3. Three and four way coordination
4. Basic to advanced sight-reading and rhythm studies for snare and drum set
5. Playing with confidence and conviction
6. Double bass drumming
7. Styles including rock, blues, and jazz