Awarded a percussion scholarship, Voyce studied at Norfolk State University. He was a member of the marching Spartan Legion & the celebrated Million Dollar Funk Squad. Excelling in the jazz, wind & percussion ensembles, he accompanied Clark Terry, Dr. Billy Taylor & played alongside classmate & future Yanni violinist, Karen Briggs.
He studied mallet-keyboards with Mario Gaetano (University of North Carolina), timpani with John Paul Lindberg (principle percussionist, Virginia Opera Association & Virginia Symphony) & rudimental swing with Master-Sergeant Myles E. Overton (United States Army Continental Band).
He went on to enjoy a summer in Boston at the Berklee School of Music before moving west to study television & film scoring at UCLA. Voyce is also a graduate of the well-known Percussion Institute of Technology in Hollywood, where he also studied privately with the renowned session drummer, Gregg Bissonette.
Voyce has a lot of teaching experience:
Braille Institute for the Blind Los Angeles, CA; volunteer instructor. (1990-92)
Ventura County Schools Ventura County, CA; public school assemblies. (2000-2001)
Voyce is also contributing to the drummers' community as an author. Voyce has written for The Spartan Echo, the National Drum Association Magazine, Musician Institute Notes & Upstrokes and the PROMARK percussion educators newsletter.
Voyce teaches students of all ages & musical interests, conducting classes,
workshops & seminars. His Drum Basics & Percussion Workshop include:
Drum History / Music Theory / Chart Reading / Sight Reading Sessions
Drum Kit / Conga Lessons / Drum Corps Rudiments / Piano & Mallet Keyboards
Joey Goff
