Mastering the violin is a task for life. It's like peeling off layers of an onion, getting closer to the core every time you play or learn to surrender to the music. As Dayna puts it: "When you're able to communicate your soul through the medium, that's mastery. Sometimes I have claws when I play, and it's terrible in my mind. Other days, I feel that connection that my soul is able to play through that instrument." Dayna grew up in a family where the women before her, like her mother and grandmother, played the piano. Dayna followed in their footsteps and started playing the piano at the age of 5; and the violin, at 8. At one point, she was forced by her teacher to drop the violin to pursue her music career in piano at the Conservatory. Unaware of the option to change tutors, she quit playing the piano instead and committed her devotion to the violin at the age of 15.
Being an unruly person, she chose to study International Business, not Music. In her opinion, the school system is much too narrow. "The education makes you a perfect musician, but it doesn't teach you how to succeed outside of the school system. Earning a living with music is therefore nearly impossible. To be successful, you would have to learn how to teach, how to run a business and develop an entrepreneurial mindset. There are a lot of great musicians out there, without a job or career in music. It's such a waste of talent." Dayna says. Dayna traveled the world, met lots of people, and played the violin wherever she could. She just loves music and the violin. Brought up by her mother with the intention to serve others with her gift, she felt it her duty to share her talent and teach it to others.