Michael is the Director of Yodelay Music. Before moving to The Northern Rivers , he was a drummer in Melbourne for 25 years, playing, recording and touring with all manner of bands and artists along the way.

 

During this time he has taught privately and at various schools in classroom music and instrumental music positions. He also worked as a general classroom teacher in special needs settings.

 

With a musical background in funk, soul, blues, reggae and jazz, he has a special love for the early styles of jazz, blues and also New Orleans brass band music.

 

Michael aims to provide students with a broad musical experience that is fun, inspiring and surprising. He hopes to impart the joy and the unique richness that playing music together brings to a students life.

Dale has played music his entire life. As a member of the band Morning Tide, he relentlessly toured two well received albums Australia wide. This wealth of experience sharpened his performance, playing and songwriting skills considerably and he shares these skills with the students at Yodelay Music.

 

Dale has taught for many years and focusses on making sessions fun and building meaningful conncections with students. The goal is to use the music that the student enjoys as the vehicle to teach technique, the fundamentals of music theory, song writing and creativity.  

Benny is your go-to guitar shred professional with over 25 years experience playing rock, blues, punk, hardcore, metal and prog.

 

He shreds on the drums too and has played with a long list of Gold Coast and Brisbane bands supporting massive acts such as Parkaway Drive, Cog, Mammal, Body Jar and 28 Days, to name a few. 

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Benny has a solid teaching resume, running his own enterprise, Benny's Rock School for the last five years and being a staff member at Gold Coast Arts Academy.