Music instruction in Napa, CA

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Passionate about teaching music, Joaquin strives to learn through his students and the music they enjoy. Constantly developing his teaching methods, Joaquin promotes an open, and simplified approach towards creating music. With attention to detail, his teaching is traditionally based through reading music, improvising, technical exercises, and learning theory. His individualized lessons encourage his students to have fun through learning meanwhile discovering their own personal musical aptitude, facility, and artistry with true confidence!

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Enjoy the fun of playing the piano! I teach traditional piano as well as digital keyboard. My lessons include music theory, music history and music appreciation, so you are learning about music as a whole, not just playing 88 keys.

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Tonewood & Courage is a destination Music Store and Gathering Place in Downtown Napa. Specializing in beautiful high-quality guitars, basses, mandolins, dobros and banjos and associated accessories across all levels of musician needs, beginner to professional. Tonewood & Courage is also an intimate performance space for renown acoustic music artists, as well as a community playing space for bluegrass and acoustic music strum-alongs.

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Band and Orchestra Instruments, accessories. rentals, repairs.

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Classics Latin & Spanish Guitar Music for Winery Events, Weddings and Corporate Events.

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My primary goal as a teacher is to foster love of music through the piano. A student might learn other instruments or focus on another discipline after studying piano but their appreciation for music will stay with them for the rest of their life. This is why my pedagogy is focused on teaching music that fits the student’s tastes and brings out their inner musicality. My secondary focus as a piano teacher is to not just teach students how to read music, but also how to play music. These two terms are often used interchangeably but I see them as entirely different art forms. Reading music is interpreting notes on the page and producing its sound with proper technique, dynamics, and phrasing on the instrument. Playing music is interacting with musical patterns and techniques in a spontaneous way to improvise and generate new music. This process is similar to becoming fluent in a secondary language to express one’s own ideas without hesitation. As a composer, I believe fostering a playful and creative mindset on the piano gives students the most freedom, expression, and joy from playing.