Channel: Piano With Jonny

Category: Education

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Description: ► Get your FREE Top 5 Piano Tips Guide: pianowithjonny.com/top-5-tips ► Download the backing tracks here: pianowithjonny.com/piano-lessons/solo-breakdown-of-the-brilliant-sonny-rollins LESSON SUMMARY One of the best ways to improve your improvising skills is to emulate other great improvisers. In today's Quick Tip, we'll be analyzing the brilliant Sonny Rollins' solo from his timeless recording of "St. Thomas". You'll learn: -The chord changes to "St. Thomas" -How to develop motivic ideas -How to construct bebop lines ► Breaking Down a Jazz Solo Course: pianowithjonny.com/courses/breaking-down-a-jazz-solo-1 Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:57 - Measures 1-8: Chords and Solo overview 01:42 - Measures 1-8: Solo 04:57 - With backing track 05:56 - Measures 9-16: Solo and Chords Overview 06:32 - Measures 9-16: 06:56 - Measures 9-12: RH solo explanation 10:00 - Measures 13-16: RH solo explanation 10:25 - With backing track 10:51 - Measures 17-24: Demonstration 12:12 - With backing track 12:36 - Measures 25-32: Demonstration 13:17 - Measures 25-32: RH solo explanation 16:26 - With backing track 16:50 - Full solo with backing track 18:06 - Conclusion === ► Get your FREE 14-Day Trial to PWJ here: pianowithjonny.com ►FACEBOOK: facebook.com/PianoWithJonny ►INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/pianowithjonny ►TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@pianowithjonny ►TWITTER: twitter.com/PianoWithJonny Happy practicing! Jonny May