I have over 27 years experience teaching private lessons. I take a customized approach taylored to each students tastes and needs. I enjoy watching my students get better and better, as well as playing music with them.

About the Napa School of Music The Napa School of Music is a private music school founded by Peter & Victoria Sykes in 2005. In March of 2017, Ralf Lindner became the new school owner and Director. Ralf has a passion for music, experience as a performing musician and many years in business marketing. Ralf has continued with the same spirit and approach that has been so effective and successful in the past 12 years. As a result students will experience the same high quality lessons and programs that they have come to expect from the Napa School of Music. Now in it’s 12th year of operation the school has provided thousands of lessons to familie...

Hi! My name is Anthony and i have been teaching music for about 10 years. I have a college degree in music from San Francisco State University and regularly play in different bands and ensembles. I love helping people of varying skills from beginner to advanced achieve their musical goals. I'm very patient, work with all kinds of learning styles and love working with students who are dedicated and consistent. I also love structure in my teaching and use various method books and programs to achieve the most efficient results.

I am a piano instructor with over 35 years of experience. I consider students I select to study with me as partners who wish to unlock their potential both as a pianist and a musician. Becoming a pianist is the experience of mastering techniques and skills for proper use of an acoustic piano. Becoming a musician is the the cohesion between emotional, relational, cognitive and artistic development applied to the skills of piano playing. I train students to "listen" and adjust to more proper technique in order to address the freedom of expressing how and why any piece can be played or performed with joy. I typically teach advancing studen...