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Derrick
- Rate $57
- Response 1h
$57/h
Contact
1st lesson free
- Piano
- Keyboard
- Synthesizer
- Harpsichord
Derrick – piano teacher with 6 years experience. Blues, boogie-woogie, and New Orleans style. Groove-driven, feel-good piano that makes you want to dance.
- Piano
- Keyboard
- Synthesizer
- Harpsichord
Lesson location
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At Derrick's house: Vanderhoof
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at home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Vanderhoof
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About Derrick
My name is Derrick, and I learned piano in bars. I sat in with blues bands, watched old players with gnarled hands make the keys sing, and spent years figuring out how they did it. For the last 6 years, I've taught piano to blues lovers who want to sit in at a jam session, rock pianists who want to add soul to their playing, and classical pianists who want to break out of the recital hall and into the real world. I don't have a conservatory degree. I have years of playing gigs, making mistakes live, and learning to recover with a smile. My students trust me because I don't teach from method books — I teach from the music. I've helped beginners play their first blues shuffle, intermediate players learn to improvise without freezing, and experienced pianists add authentic boogie-woogie to their toolkit. With me, you won't play pretty or proper. You'll play with groove, with swagger, and with the kind of feel that makes people say "play that again."
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About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Hi, I'm Derrick. I've taught piano for 6 years, and I don't do stiff, proper, or polite. I do blues, boogie-woogie, and funky New Orleans piano — the kind of playing that makes people tap their feet, snap their fingers, and forget to sit still. If you're tired of playing notes on a page and want to learn how to groove, I'm your teacher. We start with left-hand patterns that never stop — walking bass lines, repetitive boogie figures, and shuffle grooves that lock into a pocket. Right hand adds chords, riffs, and solos using blues scales and simple licks that sound harder than they are. I teach you to improvise from day one: start with three notes, then five, then a whole solo. For boogie-woogie, we work on that rolling, infectious rhythm that fills a room. I also teach how to play in a band — locking in with a drummer, not stepping on the bass player, and leaving space for other instruments. My students learn to play with feel, not just accuracy. You'll make people move.
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Rates
Rate
- $57
Pack rates
- 5 h: $285
- 10 h: $570
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Derrick will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hrs
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