"Dayna works with Mia to provide inspiration and direction with performing, stage presence, vocal and musical instrument (guitar) delivery and song writing. She gives her the confidence and encouragement to publicly perform. Song writing has become hugely important for Mia and a recent song writing workshop Dayna provided was the inspiration for Mia to expand her song writing skills."
Norman Coldicott
"Dayna has worked as a mentor for young musicians, and a judge at the Rock Quest events for several years now. She gives students constructive feedback on their musical performances and helps them with tips and tricks to be more competent and confident. In these tasks Dayna has excelled. She has the right skills to make the students feel safe and heard, as well as convey feedback that encourages and reinforces the students musical ambitions."
Dan Kendrick
"Dayna has a great way with people. She is friendly and approachable and has confident communication skills.
I enrolled my 13 year old daughter with her song writing course during the summer and she thoroughly enjoyed herself as well as gaining new skills and confidence with her singing."
Tanya Nock
"My 9-year-old daughter has been having singing/coaching lessons from Dayna for just over a year now. The lessons began face to face, but due to COVID19 have now moved to Zoom virtual lessons. The first thing we both noticed and felt from Dayna was her cheerful and easy disposition. Mazzy, then 8, formed an instant connection with Dayna and really looked forward to her weekly lesson. Dayna’s obvious passion for singing seems to be very contagious! (I’ve even thought about lessons!). Dayna listens really well, while patiently guiding Mazzy to achieve her singing goals and always making the lessons fun and enjoyable.
Dayna held a Girl Rocker Workshop in the holidays which my daughter attended with a friend. The individual creativity explored, and the excitement was an absolute delight to see. They learnt key components of song writing, structure, rhythm and even wrote their own songs!
Lessons online are unaffected, valuable and we are benefitting from the reduced travel time.
We all wish Dayna the very best with her endeavours and feel very fortunate to have crossed paths with her."
Nicqui Kurzeja - Nelson
"Dayna’s brilliant and able to pick up the nuances and guide me through.
I enjoyed the online lessons as much as the face to face ones and I’m looking forward to the upcoming one on next Wednesday!"
Wei Pang - Nelson, NZ
"My son Tobias (13 yrs) has been going to Dayna for 3 years for vocal coaching and recording work. Instantly my son felt a connection with Dayna and has always enjoyed working with her. She is patient, knowledgable, professional, honest and goes that extra mile with the younger student. I highly recommend her!"
Louisa Young - Nelson, NZ
"Taking singing lessons with Dayna was a fantastic experience, I really enjoyed her holistic, professional and creative approach to the voice. Dayna really tailored the lessons to me personally and I highly recommend anyone interested in learning to sing or taking their singing voice to the next level, a fantastic teacher!”
Simon Collins - Nelson, NZ
"Participating in the song production course offered our children the opportunity to go through the steps involved in writing, performing, recording and producing a song. They enjoyed all aspects of this creative process, learned how music is produced, and had great fun through the creative direction of a talented musician, singer/songwriter and producer. Daynas warmth, enthusiasm, professionalism, and genuine interest in working with young people made this a very enjoyable musical experience for our children."
B & C Woodard - Parents
Norman Coldicott
"Dayna has worked as a mentor for young musicians, and a judge at the Rock Quest events for several years now. She gives students constructive feedback on their musical performances and helps them with tips and tricks to be more competent and confident. In these tasks Dayna has excelled. She has the right skills to make the students feel safe and heard, as well as convey feedback that encourages and reinforces the students musical ambitions."
Dan Kendrick
"Dayna has a great way with people. She is friendly and approachable and has confident communication skills.
I enrolled my 13 year old daughter with her song writing course during the summer and she thoroughly enjoyed herself as well as gaining new skills and confidence with her singing."
Tanya Nock
"My 9-year-old daughter has been having singing/coaching lessons from Dayna for just over a year now. The lessons began face to face, but due to COVID19 have now moved to Zoom virtual lessons. The first thing we both noticed and felt from Dayna was her cheerful and easy disposition. Mazzy, then 8, formed an instant connection with Dayna and really looked forward to her weekly lesson. Dayna’s obvious passion for singing seems to be very contagious! (I’ve even thought about lessons!). Dayna listens really well, while patiently guiding Mazzy to achieve her singing goals and always making the lessons fun and enjoyable.
Dayna held a Girl Rocker Workshop in the holidays which my daughter attended with a friend. The individual creativity explored, and the excitement was an absolute delight to see. They learnt key components of song writing, structure, rhythm and even wrote their own songs!
Lessons online are unaffected, valuable and we are benefitting from the reduced travel time.
We all wish Dayna the very best with her endeavours and feel very fortunate to have crossed paths with her."
Nicqui Kurzeja - Nelson
"Dayna’s brilliant and able to pick up the nuances and guide me through.
I enjoyed the online lessons as much as the face to face ones and I’m looking forward to the upcoming one on next Wednesday!"
Wei Pang - Nelson, NZ
"My son Tobias (13 yrs) has been going to Dayna for 3 years for vocal coaching and recording work. Instantly my son felt a connection with Dayna and has always enjoyed working with her. She is patient, knowledgable, professional, honest and goes that extra mile with the younger student. I highly recommend her!"
Louisa Young - Nelson, NZ
"Taking singing lessons with Dayna was a fantastic experience, I really enjoyed her holistic, professional and creative approach to the voice. Dayna really tailored the lessons to me personally and I highly recommend anyone interested in learning to sing or taking their singing voice to the next level, a fantastic teacher!”
Simon Collins - Nelson, NZ
"Participating in the song production course offered our children the opportunity to go through the steps involved in writing, performing, recording and producing a song. They enjoyed all aspects of this creative process, learned how music is produced, and had great fun through the creative direction of a talented musician, singer/songwriter and producer. Daynas warmth, enthusiasm, professionalism, and genuine interest in working with young people made this a very enjoyable musical experience for our children."
B & C Woodard - Parents
“Dayna’s class was really cool and I love the song I made there. She’s nice and kind and I learnt heaps”
Connor - 8 years old
Connor - 8 years old
"I am happy to recommend Dayna for a position as vocal tutor/coach. I have had the benefit of vocal lessons from her, which have helped me considerably. She demonstrates a comfortable and positive style of making suggestions and demonstrating useful techniques, of which she has a considerable repertoire."
Michael Murphy, B.Sc., M.Phil. (Hons. I), Dip. Tchg. - Secretary Nelson Jazz Club
Michael Murphy, B.Sc., M.Phil. (Hons. I), Dip. Tchg. - Secretary Nelson Jazz Club
"I highly recommend Dayna Sanerivi because she helps me to sing at my most beautiful. She knows how to sing her heart out, and also knows how to nurture the same in her students. Because she uses her obvious talent, experience, and insight to best help her students, I have been able to achieve results beyond my expectations. This student is ready; Dayna is my teacher.”
Geoffrey Kessel - Nelson, NZ
Geoffrey Kessel - Nelson, NZ
"I've been very fortunate to have Dayna work as my music manager for the last 10 months.
Initially, Dayna set about getting to know me as a person so she could fully understand the way I thought and my aspirations as a 17 year old. She spent time getting to know and understanding who I was an artist so she could use this to showcase my love of song-writing and guitar playing.
Dayna's warmth as a person and gentle guidance saw me become more confident and comfortable with my own creativity and feeling relaxed behind a microphone as a solo performer. Dayna showed total belief in my music and worked hard to promote it both in and outside of the studio.
Dayna is a well respected performer here in Nelson so her contacts are many. Her guidance was invaluable and I feel very lucky to have had someone like Dayna to manage not only my studio recordings but my profile and introduction into the music industry. Not everyone gets to have a Dayna to work with so I will always be grateful to her. You will be very lucky to work with her."
Reece Milton - Nelson, NZ
Initially, Dayna set about getting to know me as a person so she could fully understand the way I thought and my aspirations as a 17 year old. She spent time getting to know and understanding who I was an artist so she could use this to showcase my love of song-writing and guitar playing.
Dayna's warmth as a person and gentle guidance saw me become more confident and comfortable with my own creativity and feeling relaxed behind a microphone as a solo performer. Dayna showed total belief in my music and worked hard to promote it both in and outside of the studio.
Dayna is a well respected performer here in Nelson so her contacts are many. Her guidance was invaluable and I feel very lucky to have had someone like Dayna to manage not only my studio recordings but my profile and introduction into the music industry. Not everyone gets to have a Dayna to work with so I will always be grateful to her. You will be very lucky to work with her."
Reece Milton - Nelson, NZ
