http://www.fromnowon.me.uk a blue-skies outlook on life in Bristol, music & all things Web Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:02:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Be prepared for one thing, if nothing else: being a music director (or producer or choreographer) for a show, will disrupt your life, your relationships, your career (assuming you have a separate one), your social life, probably your sex life (assuming you have one), your diet, probably your driving skills ... http://www.fromnowon.me.uk/2010/04/03/directing-west-side-story-it-will-affect-your-life/ The short answer is: yes to both. Having gone back and forth over that decision for five months, and having ended up doing both, I can now see that -- assuming you have reasonable keyboard skills - it's the only way. Basically, we didn't have budget to pay anyone, and this is ... http://www.fromnowon.me.uk/2010/03/14/west-side-story-piano-reduction-rehearsal-pianist-or-learn-it-yourself/ They're a queer breed, make no mistake, but one that I am extremely fond of, not to mention hugely respectful. If you come to music theatre from a classical training -- and let's face it, if you're up to MDing West Side Story then you must do -- the approach of ... http://www.fromnowon.me.uk/2010/03/08/theatre-singers-and-how-to-handle-them/ I've lost count of the number of times I take up a new project with the intention of setting up a dedicated blog to record my experiences -- be it starting out freelance, designing an Intranet (still hoping to do this one actually!), running a marathon or music directing (MD-ing) ... http://www.fromnowon.me.uk/2010/02/23/west-side-story-music-directing-the-show/ No this isn't a rant about the bad usability and user experience of online banking. Or the generally poor design. Or even the stagnating development cycles, the 1999 interfaces, the lack of accessibility or the flagrant disregard for standard-based, best-practice coding. No, I'm wondering why, in 2010, none of the following ... http://www.fromnowon.me.uk/2010/01/18/why-isnt-online-banking-better/