Rock, Jazz, and Blues Piano Lessons

09/05/2025

Want to learn piano? You can learn to read, play by ear, & play in a band within a year or less. I’ve been teaching 26 years (9 in NYC) & use the www.davefrankjazz.com (Berklee) curriculum. BA Jazz Piano from www.webster.edu (2004). Lessons take place at studio in Webster Groves 2 blocks from the soccerdome or FaceTime/Google Video Chat/Zoom.

This is me 30lbs ago - https://youtu.be/yV8We2EZ1gQ

Ask about the recital Thanksgiving weekend at Old Rock House sponsored by Jackson Pianos.

Thanks!
Patrick

09/18/2023

Thinking about starting piano or getting back into it? I’m Patrick, a piano instructor here in St. Louis MO. I teach the www.davefrankjazz.com (Berklee) method as well as Rock and Blues piano. I’ve done gigs with Charles Neville (Neville Bros), Garth Hudson (Bob Dylan, the Band, the Last Waltz), & worked as a session musician in NYC for 10 yrs & have traveled the USA for years with various bands. I have my BA in Jazz Piano & Music Ed (Webster) & have been teaching for 24 yrs. I’m taking new students for the fall, so send a msg if you’re interested.

https://youtu.be/yV8We2EZ1gQ?si=B_r8Us_nXVG1A8q3

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Introduction> Like A Rolling Stone Game Band Strut Don't Do It Norwegian Wood Dear Prudence Do One Thing You Say Another Up On Cripple Creek Chest Fever The...

06/04/2022

https://youtu.be/pfXHoBH1NLM

12/04/2021

A little something on left hand technique from the maestro

Join Dave for everything you always wanted to know about improvising in the walking bass style but were afraid to ask) This class is a complete upload that w...

09/29/2021

Good morning! Things are heating up over here at the studio just as it's cooling off outside. This is a new piece I composed titled "Wounded Knee" with a tease of Phish's "Foam" (solo) near the end.

Feel free to contact me here about online lessons via Skype/Zoom or in person at the Webster Groves studio.

09/26/2021

Blue in Green by Miles Davis

09/20/2021

I fell in love with this one while working for Sue Kennedy-Singer Songwriter 20 years ago. Wow how time flies.

09/19/2021

Hello and happy Fall (almost)!! Thank you for your patience as I set up my new office off cherokee, re-decorate the Webster Studio, and set up a put put in the yard. Meanwhile, feel free to inquire about both online & in-person lessons. Here's a snip of George Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me" for your weekend evening.
Thank You,
Patrick

03/10/2020

Working as a session player in New York City after college was an eye opening experience to say the least. In a city where the music industry alone brought more revenue than most of St. Louis' fortune 500 companies, the level of musicianship was second to none among the bands and artists playing the clubs in Brooklyn, the Lower East Side, East, & West Village at the time. Not only that, but the level of professionalism was new to me. Here's a demo video from back then.

Pat McLellan is a professional pianist in Brooklyn New York

03/10/2020

Although I majored in Music Education through the majority of my college career, I opted to get a bachelor of arts in music vs school teacher certification. I knew I was moving to New York or San Francisco immediately after graduation to continue playing with artists as a session player at night while teaching piano during the day as I already had been for 5+ years at that point. Even though I had piano lessons in grade school and played as much as I could when I had the chance, studying with Carol Beth True at Webster University was a huge influence on playing. I started taking my practice sessions more seriously and began the never ending journey into the endless greatness of 1950s/early 1960's bebop and hard bop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFahcNonTA