New song from Common Hymnal: Communion by Matt McCauley

We’ve worked for years with our dear friend Malcolm DuPlessis who was instrumental back when Musicademy was first founded in helping us get our DVDs out there, particularly into the US. Malclom has been working in recent years on a new project called Common Hymnal. Rather than me describe what it is all about, I’ll […]

Hymns! 8 new MultiTracks from David Woodman

We are delighted to have released eight new MultiTracks and Split Tracks that are contemporary arrangements of classic hymns. Arranged and recorded by our friend David Woodman, they are taken from David’s new album, Hymnal. The hymns available are: All For You (Take My Life) All People That on Earth do Dwell (Doxology) Come Let […]

New from Musicademy: Worship Team Workshops

Save 20% when you buy all three workshops Could your worship team spare just two hours for some invaluable practical training that will forever improve how you play together? Could they really use some band skills training but busyness and limited time constraints always seem to get in the way? Worship Team Workshop is a […]

Singers Saving Grace Classic Formula - 4 new flavours

Due to a change in the law we are no longer able to sell this product. To purchase go to Sweeter Singing.

A passageway that is clear allows for more resonance. Singer's Saving Grace is perfect for use prior to your performance to clear mucus from your throat.

As well as being ideal for sore throats, Singers Saving Grace promotes voice clarity and vocal comfort by moistening and lubricating throat tissues to soothe the feeling of throat dryness. A blessing for anyone with a sore throat from singing, screaming, cheering, shouting or talking loudly for a long period of time.

Choose from flavours - cool mint, serious cinnamon, honey lemon and extra strength

Ingredients: Yerba Mansa root, fresh Stoneroot root, Licorice root, Jack-in-the-pulpit root, Propolis gum, Echinacea angustifolia root and Ginger root. (Osha root found in Extra Strength Original and Professional Strength only).

Note that the Classic Formula contains alcohol. For alcohol free choose Pro Strength or Citrus Honey Flavour.

Suggested Use: Spray throat two or three times per application as needed. Do not exceed 20 applications per day.

WARNING: This product is not for pregnant or nursing women.

New Remembrance Day Hymn

Former Musicademy drum tutor Richard Morgan is now a school music teacher and he has written a new hymn for Remembrance Day. Your congregation will recognise the tune (it is Londonderry Air / O Danny Boy) so it should be a fairly easy new hymn to teach this weekend: YouTube: Facebook    In Every […]

Unspeakable Joy at Christmas: 10 Old and New Carols in a Contemporary Style

10 Christmas carols in a contemporary style - NOW HALF PRICE!!

Unspeakable Joy is only available as a download.

(Click the links to listen to an audio previw)

Angels We Have Heard On High (Angels From The Realms of Glory)

Joy to the World (Chris Tomlin – Unspeakable Joy)

Joyful Joyful (Brenton Brown version)

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Silent Night

O Holy Night

O come O come Emmanuel

The First Noel

O Come all Ye Faithful

Tell the World (Tom Mills' contemporary Christmas song that we reckon is going to be a big hit)

Plus a bonus track

Plus a Musicademy bonus track (not available on the iTunes version of this release) - 10 Christmas Offering (Paul Baloche)

 

The carols are all recorded in a contemporary style with some of the best Christian session musicians in the business (including our very own Andy Chamberlain on guitar, Matt Weeks on bass and Paul Evans (ex Delirious) on drums). These are studio remixes from our popular Worship Backing Band recordings, made available to you as MP3 downloads. Chord charts are also available (click the link).

Reflections on a week at New Wine (summer festival)

Another guest post from our new team of guest writers. This time the writer is Niall Blackburn, a worship pastor from Woking in the UK. He writes about his experience as someone under 30 at the UK’s largest Christian festival/conference, New Wine. As background New Wine is a family of churches in the UK. It also established […]

I am Free (Newsboys) - SplitTrack backing track

Song: I am Free (Newsboys)
Writer: Jon Egan
Key: C
Track Length: 3:21
Recording: Worship Backing Band
Label: Copyright B) 2004 Vertical Worship Songs (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Description: Split track backing track for I am Free (Newsboys) by Jon Egan.

 

 

Buy the multi-user/multi-computer license for this song

A New Hallelujah - Split track backing track with video

Song: A New Hallelujah
Writer: Michael W Smith
Key: G
Track Length: 4:58
Recording: Worship Backing Band
Label: Integrity
Label copy: This Is Your Time Music/Leadworship Songs/Word Music, LLC/Integrity's Hosanna! Music/Smittyfly Music
Description: Split track backing track for A New Hallelujah by Michael W Smith

NEW Beginning Worship Guitar Course

What if one guitar program could take you from beginner to competent musician with a years’ worth of lessons, tests and backing tracks?

Musicademy's new Beginning Worship Guitar Course is suitable for complete beginners and uses contemporary worship songs. 10 hours of instruction on 4 DVDs with onscreen graphics and camera close-ups. The equivalent of a year's worth of lessons to turn you from beginner to competent player.

Here is a description of the difference between the old and new Beginners Guitar Courses.

Also available (as a download only) are four extensive practical workbooks. These are designed as optional extras and will help you maximise your learning as well as giving you the main course notes contained on the DVDs in hard copy written format. Each of the four workbooks contains 10 new songs for you to learn alongside the techniques and chords you learn as part of the DVD lessons. For each song we give you a chord chart, a strumming pattern and notes to guide you. The workbooks also contain tests and further exercises other than those on the DVDs.

Review from Worship Leader Magazine

Bringing the basics of guitar playing to the worship musician

This training course is perfect for the beginner. Musicademy starts from the ground up with the very basics of guitar playing on this all new Beginning Worship Guitar Course. Teaching proper technique this 4 DVD series has the ability to take the learner from beginner to competent player in just a few months.

Do not be fooled by this beginner course! Musicademy has done a great job of creating a very hefty bit of learning in these 10 hours of guitar lessons. Along the way tests are provided to increase learning and challenge the student to excellence. Musicademy also offers backing tracks to play along with that will help train you to listen to the musicians around you while playing in a band setting. Online resources are also readily available.

This program is perfect for worshipers of any age who desire to become efficient with a guitar.

Worship Leader Magazine, November, 2013

Advanced Worship Bass Part 10 - Beautiful News

Worship bass lesson teaching Beautiful News.

In the full Advanced Worship Bass Course you will learn how to integrate advanced techniques into your style:

  • A whole range of pro standard usable bass licks you can add to your library
  • Ghost notes and damping techniques
  • 16th note groove ideas
  • Positional playing and where to make full use of the fretboard
  • Tasteful melodic lines and fills based on scalic ideas
  • Where to use chromatic gospel lines
  • Ideas for using passing notes, arpeggios and pedalling in context

BUY ALL 12 ADVANCED BASS LESSONS AND SAVE 25%

Buy all 12 Advanced Bass lessons at the same time and a 25% discount will be applied at the checkout.

In this download you will get:

  • An in-depth instructional video lesson for the song
  • A high quality backing track for the song 
  • The same backing track minus bass for you to play along with
  • Step by step instruction and camera close ups
  • Every bass part unpacked in detail
  • Onscreen chord charts 

All techniques taught for use on both 4 and 5 string basses.

Bass parts created and taught by top session musician Matt Weeks, whose credits include Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Chris Tomlin, Brian Doerksen, Paul Baloche, Graham Kendrick, Vineyard Music and many others. In these lessons Matt teaches the exact session parts he created on many of the original recordings of these songs.

Beautiful News - split track backing track with video

Video backing track featuring onscreen words with split track vocals
Song: Beautiful News
Writer: Matt Redman
Key: A
Track Length: 2:40
Recording: Worship Backing Band
Label: Kingsway
Label copy:
Description: Thankyou Music Split Track backing track for Beautiful News by Matt Redman

Ask the Expert - our new (young) drummer gets a bit carried away

Richard from Weymouth in the UK emailed asking for some advice: “We have a Church family with a 15 year old who is learning drums at School and has taken a couple of percussion exams… . He has just started to play in Church with a set of Premier Resonators that my son used to […]

A New Hallelujah - Chord Chart

Super Chord Chart for A New Hallelujah 

The chord chart features:

 

  • - The entire song on a single sheet  
  • - The song title key, and capo fret positioning
  • - Each song part clearly divided into easy to follow sections
  • - Bar lines between words 
  • - Exact intro and outro sequences 
  • - A breakdown and map of the song structure 
  • - Notes on when instruments drop in and out
  • - A rhythm guide complete with acoustic guitar strumming pattern, bass groove and drum groove
  • - Chord diagrams of recommended chord shapes that sound best with that song
  • - Space to write your own notes 

Announcing the new Worship Backing Band Transition MultiTrack Player

 Our sister company, Worship Backing Band has recently released a brand new MultiTrack Player for Mac and PC. The new Transition Player is built to bring Mac and PC users the popular extended functionality of the iPad Player, but with the additional ability to import your own and third party MultiTracks. It has lots […]

I am Free (Newsboys) - EveryKey Chord Chart

Song: I am Free (Newsboys)
Writer: Jon Egan
Key: C
Track Length: 3:21
Recording: Worship Backing Band
Label:  Copyright © 2004 Vertical Worship Songs (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission. 
Description: EveryKey Chord Chart for I am Free (Newsboys) by Jon Egan.

 

What you get in a single download is a zip file containing a pdf chord chart in every possible key (including a Nashville Numbers chart). Select the key you want and print that one out (or display on your tablet).

 

Each EveryKey chord chart features:

  • 12 PDF chord charts per song, one for every key (plus a Nashville Numbers chart)
  • Chords and lyrics arranged under bar beat-counts 
  • Clearly marked and segmented song sections 
  • A suggested song structure (Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Bridge etc.) The structure precisely mirrors the Worship Backing Band MultiTrack.
  • Capo fret number guide for G, E, D, C and A shapes 
  • A guitar strumming pattern
  • A web link to easy-to-play guitar chord diagrams for all open capo keys (G E D C A)


Remember that when you buy 10 or more chord charts at the same time you save 20%.


After purchase, go to My Account where you will download a zip file containing a bundle pack of the song in each of the x12 keys. You will need WInzip (available from Download.com) or similar software to unzip the file. The chord charts are then in pdf format.