Learn the exact methods I use to teach my beginner jazz piano students:
Keyboard essentials and finger placement
What “clusters” are and why learning them is essential when you’re getting started as a pianist
Understanding uniform scales vs. mixed fingering scales
How to use clusters to set yourself up for future success in playing jazz piano
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More than I imagined…
As a singer-songwriter with very limited knowledge of scales, chords, and theory, I could not jam nor improvise, but I feared jazz piano might be too hard for me to learn as an adult. I loved that each lesson in Darrius’ course offered a small, critical piece to learning to play jazz piano and built directly on top of the previous one. Not only was I able to build my piano skills much quicker than I thought possible, but the entire world of music theory has opened up to me. Darrius has shown me the path to becoming the musician I’ve always dreamed of being!
– Veronica Malki, singer-songwriter
Hi, I’m Darrius Willrich.
I’m a singer-songwriter who has been playing and teaching piano for over three decades. I hold a degree in jazz piano, I’ve released three international albums, and I’ve performed on stages worldwide.
I know a thing or two about what beginning piano students struggle with, and I also know that with the right mindset and the right strategy, anyone can learn to play jazz.
That’s why I’ve created this free training – these first few essential building blocks are the key, and I’ll show you how it works!
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I had been stuck….
I had played piano a bit and had written a few songs but had been stuck for many years. I wasn't sure what would take me to the next level and I wasn't sure where to look. The internet had some things, but it was tidbits of info which did not really give me the push I needed.
Darrius' system met me right where I was and showed me what I didn't know was holding me back. Very systematic. Step-by-step. Gave me the tools that composers and songwriters I admired definitely knew. It was such a trip that no one else, online or otherwise, I had run into or taken a lesson from had such a step by step method for filling in the blanks to my knowledge of the relationship between major scales, chords and chord progressions. He really unlocked the door for me!
After studying with Darrius, I have recorded 3 releases of original music with more on the way! I have played in a few bands, and now have a growing command and confidence from knowing what I know now. I get to share who I am musically with the world, which is more than what I thought I wanted!
– David Aaron Johnson, aka D!Aaron