Jan 19
A detailed commentary on the 1982 Guitar book for Little Shop of Horrors, including comments on orchestration and the origins of the Guitar parts, a detailed review of the entire Guitar book and tips for performing the show…
My thoughts on Sister Act, its guitar book and orchestration, my experience playing it and a rundown of the equipment I used...
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...
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...
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