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Happy Valentine's Day

Published on February 13th, 2009 in News | Comments Off

Shenanigans: Written, directed & edited by Valerie Thompson of Goli.

Upcoming Show

Published on February 3rd, 2009 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off

Upcoming Show

I’ll be performing with the pit orchestra in Mary Dolan’s Vaudeville show this Saturday, February 7th, at the YMCA in Central Square, Cambridge (7p &9p shows).  I’ve been arranging a couple tunes for the reunited Elephant Tango ensemble to support an exciting night of vaudevillian adventures.  There will be many great performers: Goli, Evan O’Television, [...]

Blues Phone

Published on December 28th, 2008 in Games | Comments Off

Blues Phone

Have you ever wondered what your phone number would sound like if you assigned your digits to the scale tones of the blues scale?  Really?!  Well, this game is for you!

Notes On The Staff

Published on December 28th, 2008 in Games | Comments Off

Notes On The Staff

Similar to the “Notes Of The Guitar,” this one shows the staff-relationship of the notes in the open position.  Edutainment!

The Notes Of The Guitar

Published on December 28th, 2008 in Games | Comments Off

The Notes Of The Guitar

I really like this one.  You can click on any note of the fretboard and hear what it sounds like.  This is Flash-based program that I wrote in the late 90′s.  Enjoy.

Play Brendan’s Guitar

Published on December 28th, 2008 in Games | Comments Off

Play Brendan’s Guitar

This is truly antiquated game (maybe 1999?) from when I used to know how to write in Flash.  It doesn’t do a whole lot, but can fun to fiddle around with.  Enjoy

Merry Christmas

Published on December 21st, 2008 in News | Comments Off

Merry Christmas

This is the direct side-effect of being snowed-in during the Holidays with a guitar & laptop in hand: Have Your Christmas (MP3) Have Your Christmas (PDF) Happy Holidays Everyone!

New Year, New Site

Published on December 18th, 2008 in News | Comments Off

New Year, New Site

**cough, cough** It’s a bit dusty ’round here. My apologies for the not-so-frequently-updated website this year.  I’ve been busy, and it’s been a lot of awesome-busy.  I’m truly grateful for all of the wonderful people and passions I have in my life, but I’ve got to get back to maintaining this site. In order to [...]

It's Guihappening!

Published on October 10th, 2008 in Lessons, News | Comments Off

It's Guihappening!

Guitober is just about to break into full swing. Find out on the latest updates here: Guitober.com

Guitar + October = GUITOBER

Published on October 2nd, 2008 in News, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

Guitar + October = GUITOBER

To celebrate our favorite six-stringed instrument, the Brookline Music School has decided to honor the guitar with it’s own month of fun & free activities. They will be showcasing Student Concerts, Faculty Clinics (with Guest Artists), a Garageband for the Guitarist Class, a Tour of the MFA’s Guitar Collection, & a Faculty Concert. The entire [...]