Our Team

  • Amy Nobles Lyday is Christian Artist. She has released two studio albums, To the Ends of the Earth and On that Day. (Both are available on all digital platforms.) Amy has a lifelong passion of playing piano, guitar, singing and writing music.

    Her venue of performance over the years has been the church. She has traveled worldwide leading worship for churches and conferences.

    Though Amy’s venue of performance has been the church context, she loves many genres of music and appreciates anyone who learns their craft well enough to perform it. This is what has driven her to provide lessons.

    “Looking back on my own musical journey, I am most grateful for my teachers. They not only taught me how to play, they encouraged me to perform."

    One teacher in particular drove home what I wanted to do. She could sit at the piano and play Beethoven and Rachmaninoff but then she would pull out the hymnal and start improvising beautifully while singing. She was my model of what it meant to be a great performer. She was well versed in everything from classical, to country, to gospel. She had it all and I loved every moment with her. I wanted to be just like her.

    What I learned from that experience is that every student needs a mentor. That is my goal with GPA. I have hired teachers that love music, love performing, and love teaching. Every one of the teachers of GPA is a great role model and someone that every student should try to emulate.”

    Amy resides in Grapevine, TX with her husband Jim Lyday and her two stepchildren, Naomi and David Lyday. When she isn’t teaching and running GPA, she enjoys playing golf with her husband, watching her daughter play Basketball for Grapevine High School, watching her son play Football for Grapevine High School, grabbing lunch with friends, working out at ProCore Fitness, reading great stories, and attending Church at the Cross.

    Amy welcomes your feedback and would love to hear from you!

    Click here to send her an email.

  • Jacob Furr is a professional guitarist & singer/songwriter who has a large following in Texas and beyond. His discography can be found here.

    He began playing classical guitar when he was 10 and he now plays multiple instruments in bands all over North Texas. To see Jacob perform his hit song Taillights a recent GPA recital, click here.

    Amy Lyday and Jacob have been friends for many years. Amy hired Jacob because he is an incredible instrumentalist & performer and a very KIND soul. She knew Jacob would be an excellent role model and teacher. Jacob has now worked for GPA for two years and has a full studio with a waiting list. Jacob is an exceptional teacher. He gives every student the opportunity to learn the music they love and the foundational skills to be successful.

  • Claire is a great example of what you can do through Grapevine Performing Arts! She started taking piano lessons from Amy Lyday, owner of GPA, when she was in second grade and continued her lessons until she graduated high school.

    During her last two years of high school, Claire taught piano as Amy’s apprentice through GPA’s apprenticeship program, and she is now back as a teacher! 

    After graduating high school, Claire chose to go on a year long Christian mission trip. On this trip she got to combine her heart for music, children, and the Lord because she was given the opportunity to teach piano lessons in other countries like Guatemala and South Africa! And this is the same heart she wants to bring to her students at GPA! 

    Use this link to watch one of Claire’s previous recitals: https://www.youtube.com/live/ndlm8hKx96U?si=8Wf4jryJvEqR8VNR (https://www.youtube.com/live/ndlm8hKx96U?si=8Wf4jryJvEqR8VNR)

  • Savana was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Liberty University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music with a focus in Artist Development. She is currently in the process of pursuing a Master of Arts in Vocal Pedagogy from the Voice Study Centre at the University of Essex. Savana’s expertise is the voice but she also plays piano and acoustic guitar. She love all styles of music and has experience singing and performing a variety of genres including classical, pop, country western, jazz, musical theatre, and contemporary Christian music. Savana has been on the GPA team since 2021 and loves her students! Click to listen to Mrs. Savana! (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQXAqJGBmROO8XU0FoNve5PaP3O0lg_d&si=R641B_U-Ufdgukgi)

  • Kasi Bailey is a classically trained pianist, having taken piano for 11 years. Her mom gifted her the lessons and she is forever grateful to them for that gift. Piano has not only brought great joy to her life, but it has also improved her memory and concentration, given her calm in times of chaos, and opportunities to teach and share the joy of piano with others!

  • Jonathan has been playing the violin and viola for over 16 years and has spent the last 10 years sharing his passion through teaching. He studied Viola Performance at the University of Texas at Arlington and has worked with a wide range of students—from kids picking up an instrument for the first time to high school seniors preparing for college auditions. He has also performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. One of his favorite pieces to play is Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 for its rich melodies and emotional depth.

  • Jake Kerley is a seasoned musician with nearly 20 years of live performance experience and a strong focus on rock, blues, and country. He teaches piano and drums with a hands-on, creative approach that blends stage and studio know-how.

    Originally from the U.S., Jake spent time in Manchester, England, building custom drum kits for pro drummers around the world. He’s also a skilled audio engineer and runs a professional recording studio. When he’s not teaching, you’ll find him gigging on Piano, Rhodes, or Hammond B3 with artists across Texas.

  • At age 3, Edie knew the piano was the instrument for her. As she listened to a sister-brother piano duo at the State Fair Music Hall, she began making plans to become a pianist. The next day, she announced to her mother that she, too, could play the piano and sought to mimic the technical prowess she had heard. She did this for weeks, and her persistence paid off when her mother enrolled her in piano lessons nine months later.

    Edie enjoyed many excellent teachers over the years, but she credits Berthe Odnoposoff, her professor at the NTSU School of Music, with giving her a practice strategy that worked both on and off the (piano) bench. As a budding musician, you will encounter challenges and they may sometimes seem overwhelming, but if you focus on it one problem at a time, working little by little, the challenge diminishes. Eventually, you’re playing your piece and there’s no challenge at all, just beautiful music flowing from your fingers and your heart. It’s liberating!

    It is the kind of patient diligence that Edie hopes to draw upon in teaching children not only the joy of piano, but also the fun of it. She wants them to enjoy music for the rest of their lives.

    In addition to piano, Edie serves at her church, St. Laurence Anglican in Southlake, in both the children’s and adult choirs. She loves spending time with her husband of 43 years, her children, her treasured daughter-in-law, and her 5 grandchildren, whom she adores.

  • Michael is a Texas musician with a passion for learning, music, and creativity. He has performed professionally and taught guitar, bass, voice, and piano for over 8 years. With a background in performance and education, Michael brings a balanced and intuitive approach to expressing creativity and mastering a craft.

    A fan of all music, Michael has professionally played blues, rock, country, R&B, pop, CCM, and any other style he is asked to play. His first deep connection to music came through a love of The Beatles and early collaborations with his siblings. When Michael isn't busy teaching a lesson or playing a show, you can find him taking photographs or petting his cat, Biscuit, with his partner, Ally.

  • Ryan Dykstra began his musical training at the age of 6 on the violin. He always loved music, particularly sacred and classical music. He began playing piano at the age of 8 and progressed quickly. In 2022, he was invited to be the opening piano artist for the International Holy Week Festival in Popayán, Colombia. Ryan is grateful for studying advanced theory, composition, and piano pedagogy under Mike Springer and organ and improvisation under Scott Dettra, eventually earning his CAGO certification from the American Guild of Organists at the age of 17. He enjoys working as a collaborative musician, notably accompanying the Lux Venit Choral Academy on organ for a performance of Fauré's Requiem in 2026.

    Ryan began teaching piano students in 2024 and discovered a passion for making learning piano gentle and fun for his students. While Ryan has a heart for classical and sacred music, some of his favorite performances have been at retirement homes, where he delighted residents with popular songs. The power of music to bring joy to others cannot be understated, and Ryan is passionate about helping his students cultivate this gift.

  • Jaehong (Jae) Park is a vocalist and music instructor based in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. He is currently completing his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Jazz at the University of North Texas. While maintaining an active career as a performer, Jae also has an interest in helping students develop healthy singing technique and musical confidence.

    What distinguishes his experience is the perspective he brings as a male vocalist who began formal music training in his late teens, in contrast with many aspiring musicians who were born into musical families. Because of this, his approach is supportive and individualized. Jae's teaching philosophy includes a focus on building strong foundations in breath control, resonance, and dynamics while also sprinkling in some music theory, sight-reading, and ear training. He believes good foundations can lead to better creative expression and versatility, which support each student in pursuing any musical genre they are interested in.

  • On most days you will find Dusty prowling around the halls of GPA looking for someone to rub his belly. Dusty is our most recent GPA mascot. The first Mascot was our sweet Scout, who went over the Golden Rainbow peacefully on January 12, 2021. Dusty is a wonderful dog due to the training of his owner, Naomi Lyday. Not many people know that Dusty knows all his tricks and good manners thanks to the fine young lady who trained him. Go Naomi!

For the safety and peace of mind of our families, every instructor undergoes a comprehensive background check through Checkr® prior to employment.

What do we do at GPA? It’s all in the tagline.

"Providing excellent piano, guitar, voice, drum and violin instruction in the heart of Grapevine, TX."

We have multiple teachers bringing inspirational music lessons every day at GPA! Lessons are 30 minutes one day a week. You practice what you learn, then come back for another lesson!  It’s that easy. We are conveniently located on Franklin Street, right off of Main.

​Grapevine Performing Arts wants you to grow as a musician and a performer. All of our teachers are highly trained and experienced each with their own unique experiences and backgrounds in music. They know what it takes to learn an instrument and have many years of lessons and performance experience.

Our teachers will not only teach you the instrument, they will teach how to practice. Believe it or not, most people don’t fail in the lesson when learning new concepts, they fail in the practicing. You have heard, “Practice makes perfect.” That is actually incorrect. PERFECT practice makes perfect. Our teachers are seasoned and understand this important principle. As a result of our proven practice methodology, students see great results and become very good players.

Our Methodology

Each teacher uses a tried and true method that will give a student a structure to follow. The teacher will also partner with each student to create goals unique to that musician. We want to know the student's musical goals. And if that student is young, we will ask the parent what they would like to see the student achieve. That can be many things!

For example a student may say -

  • I want to play the guitar around the campfire at camp.

  • I want to go sing karaoke with my friends and be confident that I can do that.

  • I want to perform in the school talent show.

  • I want to play the classical composers like Beethoven, Mozart, and Chopin.

  • I want to start a garage band.

  • I want to write songs and be a performer.

  • I want to understand how music works - scales, chord theory and improvisation.

  • I want to play the blues.

The list is endless of what a student might want to learn. We LOVE when a student comes in with those goals because these goals give us a vision for how to get you there. We are ready at GPA to help you achieve every musical dream you can dream!

Grapevine Performing Arts believes that music is a gift from God that is meant to be enjoyed and shared. That means we will constantly be learning music and we will constantly be giving students the opportunity to perform their music! We do this by hosting two recitals year at Christmas time and in the Spring. Then we also host multiple Porch Performances at our beautiful building and on multiple stages around Grapevine!

Grapevine Performing Arts believes that music is a gift from God that is meant to be enjoyed and shared. That means we will constantly be learning music and we will constantly be giving students the opportunity to perform their music! We do this by hosting two recitals year at Christmas time and in the Spring. Then we also host multiple Porch Performances at our beautiful building and on multiple stages around Grapevine!