Thank you to all the many people who've bought one of my guitar ensemble or guitar+woodwind arrangements in 2024 - it's certainly been my busiest year - sales are up over 30% on last year.
Compliments of the Season to all my visitors from across the globe. May you have a peaceful time ahead and may 2025 bring you everything you wish for!
Photo : The RHS Bridgewater Glow - 14th December 2024
This joyful piece will suit an intermediate quartet (or a larger ensemble) and has instant appeal for audiences of all ages.
And just to top it off, I arranged this piece on the Winter Solstice, when a sunny Summer starts to get closer day by day.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyHaving posted the sentence below, just yesterday, I discovered this video today!
Sales of my Christmas Guitar Ensembles this year are the highest they've ever been - let's hope we can see some performances on YouTube soon!
Running for almost 5 minutes, this is a perfect concert item for 4 guitars (or a larger ensemble).
Set for an intermediate ensemble, my arrangement uses the full range of the guitar neck for a big, big, sound, and is a real foot-tapper for players and audience alike.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyI've had Satie's famous Gymnopédie No 1 on sale for some time, with an arrangement that's a little more under the fingers than some of the rather literal transcriptions.
My publisher has brought in new minimum prices, and weirdly, solo guitar music is currently more expensive than ensemble music. I felt the least I could do was to mitigate the rise by adding Gymnopédies 2 and 3 to the download so that you get all 3 pieces for a very reasonable price.
$5.99 Early intermediate level
See / hear / buyI've made 3 different arrangements of this moving piece, which also featured in a ludicrous Love Scene in Naked Gun 2 1/2
The version for two guitars is in the key of D, and both guitars are tuned to 6=D to give a rich sound. The roles of tuned and accompaniment change over as the piece progresses.
I've also arranged the piece for woodwind and guitar, and here the guitar has the accompaniment all the time. In order to make the very best sound with playability for both instrumentalists, each is in a different key, but the guitar simply fits a Capo on either fret 1 or fret 3.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See also other versions
My arrangement of this "Standard" takes a romantic stance with some lush chords and countermelodies. Taking its inspiration from Laurindo Almeida's sughtly jazzy arrangement, I've expanded on the inner voices of his arrangement and added a deeper bass line. I've changed the key to make this accessible to a wide range of quartets and abilities.
Guitar 4 can be played on either a treble clef or bass clef (or both).
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyMy arrangement for Coldplay's Viva La Vida (4 guitars/large ensemble) has always been a best seller. By request I've now made a second arrangement. Exactly the same notes, but the lower parts have their workload spread amongst more players, so that it suits a mixed ability group from early intermediate up to almost advanced intermediate. Guitar 6 can be played on either a treble clef or bass clef (or both).
$6.99 Intermediate level
See also my (more complex) quartet version
Following on from the massive interest in my Guitar Quartet version of Feliz Navidad, I've added a version for Flute & Guitar duet and a version for Bb Clarinet & Guitar which I know will be popular too.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See other versions here
Us teachers like to prepare for Christmas well in advance, and the majority of my music sales right now are, indeed, Christmas pieces.
And here's one more!
This is a modern day Christmas Classic - easy on the ear, uplifting, joyful and fun to play. What's not to like?
$4.99 Intermediate level
See other versions here
There's something about this piece that makes it a real ear worm - perfect for the final item before the concert interval!
This arrangement is intermediate, though reaching the speed of the original needs good technique. But played slightly slower, the lush sound of two guitars still makes this a compelling piece!
$4.99 Intermediate level
See also version for 4 guitars
My arrangement suits an intermediate quartet or a larger ensemble. Guitar 4 is in two formats - treble clef (6=D) and also in bass clef (normal tuning) - either or both can be used in a large ensemble.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyMy arrangement suits an intermediate quartet or a larger ensemble. Guitar 4 is in two formats - treble clef (6=D) and also in bass clef (normal tuning) - either or both can be used in a large ensemble.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyI wanted to make this arrangement accessible to the largest number of guitar groups that I could - it's a really straightforward but pleasing arrangement for 4 guitars (or a larger ensemble), and guitar 4 is presented in both treble and bass clefs.
$4.99 Early intermediate level
See / hear / buyIf there's one interesting fact about Quentin Tarantino, it's that he chooses excellent music for his film soundtracks.
The Lonely Shepherd (composed by James Last) is a charming and haunting melody set above a bubbling accompaniment.
I've arranged this as a guitar quartet (two parts are intermediate and two are easier - the bass line is supplied in both treble and bass clefs), and also as a trio for 3 intermediate players)
Both arrangements also work well with a large ensemble!
$4.99 Easy to Intermediate
See also version for 3 guitars
Set for 4 guitars, this will also work well in a larger ensemble.
You might not know this piece of music, but it's a gorgeous little melody from a film that defied the critics and was a box-office success.
Weirdly, the little tiny road half way down the cul-de-sac where I live is also St. Elmo's ...
Read more about the Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire here ...
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buySet for 3 guitars, this will also work well in a larger ensemble, making the dynamic changes all the more impressive.
This is the full 6-minute piece, in the same key as the original. Guitars 1 & 3 are intermediate. Guitar 2 (the electric guitar in the original) is a little bit harder and has page turns (each page turn is preceded by a bar of open strings and a bar of rests, so they're not stressy to do!)
Read more about Nothing Else Matters here ...
$6.99 Advanced Intermediate level
See / hear / buyVirtually everyone in the UK will know this piece, so it's a perfect concert piece!
It's fast, but the smooth sound of guitars means that it actually works better if you don't rush it.
Perfect for an intermediate ensemble, though Guitar 1 will require a more proficient player if you want to really crank the speed up!
Read more about Barnacle Bill here...
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyWhen I looked at the date this track was released, I realised it was further back in time than I thought possible - 2008!
My arrangement for 4 guitars is in the same keys are the original and runs for over 4 minutes. A larger ensemble would make the crescendi even more dramatic.
Perfect for a mixed ability group with lines varying between intermediate and a little bit easier.
Read more about Love Story here...
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyI was asked to arrange this piece and I have to say that exploring it was quite an education - all sorts of semi-sophisticated chords in a piece that most people think is a four-chord wonder.... Oh and some lovely interplay at the end too, just like the original.
Read more about God Only Knows here...
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyI've wanted to arrange this piece for some time, and I particularly wanted to create an arrangement that made the piece accessible to the largenest number of guitar ensembles I could... So with a tiny key change, here's an arrangement to suit ensembles of intermediate standard...
Read more about Africa here...
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyThis is what happens when you go to see Alex Horne and The Horne Section at the start of their latest UK tour - you end up arranging perhaps their most famous (and also perhaps their shortest) piece of music - the theme to the award-winning UK TV series "Taskmaster"
Read more about The Taskmaster Theme here...
$4.99 Advanced Intermediate level
See / hear / buyI think this needs more than a bit of explanation, so please click the "read more" to find out what on earth is going on here!
Read more about Fantasia Upon A Cabbage here...
$4.99 Intermediate level
See also String Quartet version
The title is absolutely spot on - it's a foot tapper for any audience, and it was The Shadows' last number one hit, way, way back!
My arrangement will suit an early intermediate trio or a large ensemble, and guitar 3 is suitable for treble or bass clef instruments.
If you listen to Radio 2 in the UK, you may know this piece - it was the opening and closing music to Brian Matthew's "Sounds of the 60s" for over 30 years!
Read more about Foot Tapper here...
$4.99 Early Intermediate level
See / hear / buyJust a little harder than many of my arrangements, this is still accessible to quartets and large ensembles and the strong intermediate level.
This is a long piece with an absolutely massive sound - the full range of the guitars, with double stopping and chords to lift the volume still higher.
Famous as the theme music to Karate Kid II (if you are keep on Karate films), and famous as a crowd-pleasing chart song (if you're not).
Read more about The Glory Of Love here...
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyJust 10 months ago, I said goodbye to my Guitar Workshop - a group of adult guitarists that meets in Lovedean, in SE Hampshire.
I founded the group in 1988 (the story is here).
Peter Rogers has taken over the hot seat and I'm delighted to report that a small band of Workshop players competed in the Portsmouth Music Festival on Sunday 28th January, and walked away with a Distinction.
Well done everyone, and I'm pleased that Workshop is in safe hands!
This power ballad fits guitar like a glove and it's such fun to play!
My arrangement (read more here) will suit a mixed ability ensemble at an intermediate standard. The bass part is supplied in both treble and bass clefs, and in a large ensemble, either or both can be played.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyThis has become an absolute classic.
My arrangement (read more here) has been conceived to work with a variety of different guitar groups.
This will suit a mixed ability ensemble from early intermediate to intermediate, with an optional arpeggio part to suit an advanced intermediate player.
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyHappy New Year to all my visitors - may your year be full of joy and good music!