Aug 17
A detailed commentary on the Guitar book for Shaina Taub’s musical adaptation of Twelfth Night, including details of the equipment I used, comments on orchestration and a detailed review of the entire Guitar book…
The first in a series of articles about equipment for pit guitar work. Which instruments should you have? What characteristics should you look for when choosing instruments?
A critical look at the problematic Guitar book for Starmites and how I approached a rewrite of the book plus a rundown of the equipment I used for the show...
A detailed commentary on the Guitar book for The Last Five Years, including tips on technique, details of how I interpreted the charts, and a list of errors in the score...
A detailed commentary on the Violin/Guitar 2 book for Spring Awakening, including a detailed review of the many errors and inconsistencies in the charts, tips for playing the songs and suggestions for equipment and guitar sounds...
My thoughts on the Guitar book and orchestration for The Last Five Years, my experience preparing for and playing it, and a detailed description of the equipment I used...
My experience working on "Twelfth Night", a large scale, online Public Works project, and a return to musical theatre after almost a year lost to the pandemic...
My thoughts on Jason Robert Brown's "13", its guitar books and orchestration, my experience playing it and a rundown of the equipment I used...
An appreciative look at my main electric guitar for pit work - a Tom Anderson Drop Top Classic...
A detailed commentary on the Guitar 1 book for Head Over Heels and my approach to playing it, including tips on electric guitar sounds, technique and details of how I interpreted the music...
My thoughts on Head Over Heels, its guitar books and orchestration, my experience playing it and a rundown of the equipment I used...
Some practical advice on playing Banjo for Bright Star, filling in some of the gaps in the book, including equipment requirements, tunings and capo settings, tuning adjustments during the show, and errors in the book…
A critical review of the problematic Banjo book for Bright Star, tips for interpreting it and examples of how I played it...
A detailed commentary on the guitar book for Reefer Madness and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, details of how I interpreted the music and a list of errors in the book...
My thoughts on the Guitar book for Reefer Madness The Musical, my experience playing it and the equipment and guitar sounds I used...
A detailed commentary on The Light In The Piazza guitar book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, and details of how I interpreted the music...
My thoughts on the role of the guitarist in The Light in the Piazza, my approach to preparing for and performing the show, and a detailed description of the equipment I used...
A (very) detailed commentary on The Spitfire Grill guitar/mandolin book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, and details of how I interpreted the music...
My thoughts on the guitar/mandolin book and orchestration for The Spitfire Grill, my experience playing it and a detailed description of the equipment I used...
My thoughts on the 2001 chamber musical “The Spitfire Grill”, its history and why it resonates so powerfully with audiences…
A detailed commentary on the Man Of La Mancha guitar book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique and a list of errors in the book...
My thoughts on Man Of La Mancha and its guitar book, my experience playing it and a rundown of the equipment I used...
A detailed commentary on the guitar parts in the RENT Guitar 2 / Keyboard book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, guitar equipment and tones...
A detailed commentary on the RENT Guitar 1 book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, guitar sounds and different versions of the score...
My thoughts on the guitar books for RENT, my experience and approach to playing them and the equipment I used. Includes details on preparing a combined Guitar 1 & 2 book, and a comparison of RENT and RENT - School Edition...
A detailed commentary on the Legally Blonde Guitar book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, electric guitar sounds and details of errors in the score…
My thoughts on Legally Blonde The Musical and its guitar book, my experiences playing it and a rundown of the equipment I used…
My thoughts on RENT, it's history and legacy and changing attitudes to this iconic show more than 20 years after its debut.
A (very) detailed commentary on the Heathers Guitar book and my approach to playing it...
My thoughts on Heathers The Musical, my experience playing it, and the equipment I used...
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