Drum Faculty
 

Barry J. (B.J.) Capelli - Drums

B.J. has over 21 years of playing and teaching experience, and is well versed in nearly every style from classical, jazz, and folk; to rock, pop, funk, hip-hop, reggae, punk, and metal.

Originally hailing from the Jersey Shore, B.J. has maintained a private teaching practice for over 12 years and is a NJ certified teacher (K-12 music) that has taught band, percussion and general music at Mainland Regional H.S., Southern Regional H.S., Egg Harbor Township H.S., Lakewood H.S., Sparta H.S., Upper Township Elementary School, Somers Point Schools, JazzRockBallet Dance School, Cherry's Music and many others. Ensembles under his direction have won numerous awards and accolades, and many of his students have become successful performers in a number of venues and gone on to attend the Interlochen Center for the Arts, Berklee College of Music, and several acclaimed university music programs.

B.J. has performed and recorded with The Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, Ocean City Pops, South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, several artists including Jim Yester of The Association, Linda "The Piano Princess" Genteel, and The Stan Hunter Trio; and with his current band, The Flight .  He has performed in venues such as the House of Blues, Sandcastle Stadium, The Trocadero, and CBGB, and shared the stage with acts such as Smashmouth, Lostprophets, Boys Like Girls, Wesley Willis, Oleander, Marvelous 3 (Butch Walker), The Aggrolites, Ruder Than You, and Houston Calls.

Scott Grande - Drums

Scott is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, with a Bachelor of Music degree in percussion. 

In addition to his studies at Berklee, Scott also studied at Glassboro State College, Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts, and the Haddonfield Conservatory of Music.  He has also studied privately with Gary Chafee, Dean Anderson, and many other renowned drummers.

Scott has been performing and teaching for over 15 years.  He recently performed as the Drummer for Kickdoubt, a Modern Rock cover band based in Philadelphia.  Prior to teaching at the Music Training Center, Scott taught since 1999 at Farrington's Music School in NJ.

Dan Kauffman - Drums

Dan is a graduate of the Millersville University School of Music, with a Bachelors Degree in Music. 

Dan started playing guitar and piano at 14.  After attending Millersville University and living in Olympia Washington for a few years, Dan returned to his native east-coast roots to further his career.

 
Fluent in most types of music including Rock, Funk, Jazz, Folk, Americana, and Classical, Dan continues to play in Philadelphia's most prominent live venues such as  World Cafe Live, Grape St., Puck, and many upscale bars and restaurants while teaching a 4-day week at MTC.  Former Philadelphia 76'er, Charles Barkley, after hearing a rendition of James Taylor's "Country Road", remarked that Dan is his "brother from another mother". Dan continues to write, record, and perform in the Philadelphia area.

Matt Scarano - Drums

Matt Scarano is a graduate of Temple University with a B.A. in jazz performance.

As a member of the Temple Jazz Band, Matt has shared the stage with legends such as Jimmy Heath and Slide Hampton.

Matt has extensive performance experience throughout Philadelphia and New York. In the summer of ’05 he toured the east coast with Johnny Neel of The Allman Brothers Band. Matt has performed and recorded in many different styles of music including jazz, pop, rock, funk, and blues.