Musical Theater for Rock Guitarists
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- Rock and theatre are strange bedfellows... in some ways they are a perfect match, in others... not so much! In this video I break down over 20 years of musical theatre experience in under 20 minutes. Invaluable information for any rock musician looking to break into this highly lucrative and fulfilling field. It's long - it has to be - so here are some markers to make it easier to navigate.
00:00 - Introduction
01:34 - The Conductor
03:56 - Choreography
04:37 - Preparation and Rehearsal
08:48 - Dynamics
10:27 - Equipment
13:05 - Social Elements
15:32 - Expectations
16:27 - In Conclusion
Here’s the Pete Thorn vid I mentioned: • SO YOU WANNA BE A PRO ...
Another great video!
Ass-kicking video. I haven't played drums in close to 30 years and I never had an interest in playing in a show pit, but I feel like I should pay something for having seen this. Excellent job and a goldmine of information, Tristan.
Fantastic video . So informative and very well delivered 😊👍🏻
This is amazing Tristan, thanks for taking the time to produce it. Should be required study in college. I watched it with a student who has done musical theater acting and he was amazed at the complexities and sheer amount of knowledge you have to have to do this well. I was nervous just watching it! lol Gino who is a great player even ended up playing with a band I was in initially. Cheers man!
This needs way more views.
Queen Celebration Live thank you! How, though??? Something I’m still learning about. If you know of any forums I can post to etc I’d love to hear about it. Thanks again!
@@tristanavakian You probably know a lot more about Guitar-related and overall rock-n-roll forums and Facebook groups for musicians than I do. I'd probably start with posting this video on Facebook in those groups and pages. Also, places like www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/ and similar. Hopefully more people will see it!
@@tristanavakian what do you recommend for learning charts from the musical cats?
@@tristanavakian question: does sight reading come up a lot in theatre if its established show or do you get the pad ahead of time. Some pros say it only happens if your reading a totally brand new show. Is this right?
@@joethrelfall6370 generally there is a dropbox folder with your part and hopefully a conductor video. far as sightreading....some guys can do it. or at least they make a big deal out of pulling the untouched book out of the still sealed Fedex folder the first day of rehearsal. I don't know how its possible... theres so much more to playing a show than just the notes. even a good reader would have to memorize certain things, esp if the show is heavily conducted and chock full of fast instrument changes.
Well done Tristan!
Ladies and gents: Sil Simone! He subs for me sometimes and slays it. I can’t sub for him, I’m not good enough!!!
Hi Tristan. As a rock player who has also now had a some experience in playing rock/pop guitar in theatre shows, this was right on the money! Well said, well done! Very informative and enjoyable. Cheers.
There's so many good tips here for anyone wanting to get a theater gig. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Great video, interesting and very informative. You kept me glued to the screen the whole time!!!
In some languages other than English, the guitar neck is called an arm and the headstock the guitar's hand.
Great Video Tristan! Nice to hear someone talk about all this stuff. I started depping (subbing!) on a few shows in the West End in London a couple of years ago and it's certainly a very enjoyable way to make part of my living. A real concentration workout the first few times though! Subscribed :)
Thank you! Yes, I mean to be helpful. Theatre can be a minefield for rock players and however well meaning one is, you can blow off a leg or two. This is intended to be a map.
Outstanding video and advice. Keep rocking!
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Learning a lot from this! Thanks for your sharing
There’s a lot to know when you’re stepping into a big city, professional production and some of this stuff seems overwhelming but it’s really not. It’s just different from what you’re used to. Working with a conductor isn’t that bad, even if you’ve been away for awhile…especially if you played in pit bands in school, went to music college and/or know how to conduct yourself. If you don’t know how to conduct, you should learn…learning how to conduct quickly makes watching a conductor second nature. Prep is more important than sight reading. Your prep should be good enough that when you look at the music, you know exactly what you’re supposed to be playing, that’s all. Sight reading is incredibly helpful but preparation is far more important. My sight reading is average *at best* so I compensate by learning the tunes in and out before day one…I suspect that’s the case with a lot of guitar players. At the end of the day, just be prepared for something different, understand that notes aren’t musical criticism, be easy to work with and you’ll be fine.
Thanks for the video
Thank you! Hope it is helpful!
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Killer video, wow..... Do you teach and if so, are you in the NY area ?
Thanks. I’m putting together an online practice. Stay tuned! I can also do one on one via zoom. Message me for details.
What is the hardest Broadway show on broadway
For gigs do we need to have our own equipment such as guitars and amps or digital stuff or would we use stuff that’s already there. That’s the one thing I’m worried about. I can learn the music just I struggle to switch between guitars as I’ve only had high school gigs. (Graduating June)
I drill the numbers one by one individually. After a couple of weeks, I build the show setup at home with my own gear. And play the whole show down with the recording in real time. That exposes the danger spots: quick segues, guitar and capo changes etc. I make a note of where I train wreck (there’s always at least one place) and drill that one spot over and over til it’s smooth. Then run the show again. And again. And again.
I’d say since you’re just starting out you are going to have to bring all your own gear. Unless you are subbing in. Then when you audit (audit means: watch the guitarist you are subbing for play the show, from a spot in the pit next to him, RECOMMENDED) take note of exactly what is in his setup - take a picture of it too, so that you can see EXACTLY WHERE EVERYTHING IS PLACED - and replicate it at home as best you can for your practice sessions. Like a flight simulator. That way on the day there will be no unpleasant surprises.
@@tristanavakian awesome man. I’m hoping once my town opens up in the spring I can sub in or get a part. I’ve played in showers before and had to adapt but nowhere near your level. Hardest gig I had was playing both guitar books for mamma Mia which isn’t that bad. Thanks for all you do.
That depends entirely on the production. If it’s an official production of a show that is already successful on Broadway or the West End you may well be provided with a preprogrammed device. I’m assuming that you’re starting out so you will probably be in an indie production and will have to bring your own stuff. You’re a kid so don’t go crazy with gear. No one will expect you to have a fractal or a kemper. Just get a line 6 or something. But put in the time learning how to use it. As far as switching guitars: practice, practice, practice. Go over trouble spots again and again until they’re second nature.
Dude
i figured out all kinds of american music history.
The Mystery of the resonator guitars, which no one in america could even afford to own; except those "poor" black delta blues players who also had enough free time to play all day long.the missippi delta area was an african heroin hub; and still today there are unreported incomes, with black panhandlers doubling as heroin dealers for those they have reduced to the streets....read more-
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And Jazz was actually an innovation brought about by genuinely poor Europeans, people who contributed to society and earned their time to play music, but would purchase necessities before a second guitar, and where guitars where more expensive in america being in shorter supply.
how to make one guitar sound like two ? add scale tones to the chords !!! and those are European scale tones.
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of course the Pentatonic Scale is the oldest Asian scale, but also found widespread use as a "one can do no wrong" scale to tech children, so they could play along with more complex music.
of course there are many more complex Asian scales, but pentatonic is still asia's most popular scale.
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and the Blues Innovation,
was of course adding the One note which was documented everywhere as being the most horrifically discontent note in any key, to the most pleasing notes belonging to the penatonic.
Wow, what a weird and slightly racist thing to say. Please take your dog whistle elsewhere.
@@tristanavakian i have done the research, and i Didn't say anything until i was damn sure i knew what i was talking about...
the unmentionable ethnicity does Not even do that, they just spew BS because being black makes it true?
@@tristanavakian like they call childless genocide victims "racist" while they are falling out of the gene pool, and they wont stop calling people "sexist" unless the person is gay.
@@tristanavakian they also call people, who Do Not Ignore their criminal activity,"ignorant"
@@tristanavakian but Do Not talk to them about it, because they get information about everyone else faster than anyone else gets information about them, if at all.