Musicademy Worship Keyboards Song Learner Series
Currently exclusively available as online downloads from our webstore, the Musicademy Keyboards Song Learner lessons are a great way of furthering the techniques you have learnt on the worship keyboard DVDs by teaching you how to play a wider number of worship songs on keys with creativity and musical sensitivity.
A free worksheet to accompany each lesson is available from the members resources page of the Musicademy website.
Songs featured include:
You Are God In Heaven (Let My Words Be Few)
Suitable for students working through the Beginners Worship Keyboard DVDs, this lesson will teach you:
- How to play unusual chords in a simple way
- How to stay in time throughout a slow song
Building on learning from the Beginners worship keyboard series, this lesson will teach you:
- How to voice chords effectively for a reflective worship song
- To add some contrasting rhythm in the left hand
A relatively simple lesson suitable for beginners with simple chords in C. You will learn:
- Simple chords to play along with the melody line adding in additional melodic parts in the chorus
- How to use a sustain pedal effectively
- Techniques for playing worship songs smoothly
Suitable for people at the level of Musicademy's Beginners Keyboard DVDs volumes 2 to 4, this lesson will teach you:
- How to play a simple song effectively
- How to use repeated notes over changing chords
- How to play contrasting but complementary rhythms with each hand
Ideal for more advanced beginners or players at intermediate level, this worship keyboard instruction will enable you to play Chris Tomlin's song either relatively simply or with more complex syncopated rhythms. Learn worship piano skills for:
- How to add melodic interest using chord notes
- Rhythmic changes
- How to create contemporary sounds by sustaining right hand notes while changing the bassline
- How to push the beat
- About making a difference in sound between the verse and chorus sections by either changing register or improvising using the right hand
Building on learning from the Musicademy Intermediate Worship Keyboards Volume 1 this online Christian keys lesson will teach you:
- How to voice chords for each section of the song
- Rhythmic variations for each section
- Melodic figures to add interest
This song has a beautiful but relatively simply spilt arpeggio piano accompaniment. Learn how to:
- Spread chords evenly and effectively
- Create change feel in the middle of a song
How Deep the Father's Love For Us
Building on learning from the Intermediate Keyboard DVDs, this Musicacademy Songlearner lesson will help you with techniques for hymn-like songs inlcuding:
- How to incorporate a hymn melody into your accompaniment
- How to play smoothly in unusual time signatures
- How to play a simple sus chord
Learn to play this anthemic Laura Story song populised by Chris Tomlin:
- How to create a modern sound by holding a note throughout the chorus
- How to play rhythmically in 6/8 time
Building on learning from the Intermediate worship DVDs, this lesson will help you with techniques for hymn-like songs including:
- Chords and voicings for Eb major
- How to play a challenging song with fast chord changes
- How to find interesting fills based around an added 9th
Click here to download the Music Academy guide to downloading the online lessons.
