The 10 commandments of jamming

By Guest Blogger | March 9, 2014

Thou shalt not ever forsake the beat. Thou shalt arrange thyselves in a small circle so that thou mayest hear and see the other musicians. Thou shalt listen with thine ears to the songs and attempt to play in accord with the group; also, open thine eyes betimes to look about thee, lest there be […]

The 10 commandments of bass guitar

By Andy@Musicademy | February 17, 2014

  Have you an 11th Commandment to add? Flash sale: 50% off our Worship Bass Courses All our worship bass DVDs on half price sale.  Offer ends Wednesday 26 October 2016. See also: The Ten Commandments of Electric Guitar. Musicademy’s training DVDs and online lessons for Bass Guitar (Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced). Free bass guitar […]

The 10 commandments of electric guitar

By Andy@Musicademy | January 30, 2014

Here’s our take on the 10 commandments for electric guitar players. Do you have any more commandments to add? Do check out the 10 Commandments of Bass too.   Have you seen the Musicademy worship training DVDs and downloads for guitar – beginning to advanced levels on acoustic and electric guitar. Worship guitar DVDs Worship […]

Genuine terrible Christian demo tapes #3

By admin | September 9, 2013

Here’s the third in our occasional series of “interesting” Christian demos. These were genuinely sent to a record company A and R. In this demo we listen to an aspiring drummer hoping for his big break. Our God is an Awesome God indeed! Hit the arrow to start listening. [Audio clip: view full post to […]

I am the vicar, I am

By Marie@Musicademy | April 24, 2013

I am the vicar, I am. I am the pastor, the carer, the listener the one with the time to drop everything and I also understand global politics and immigration and I am the one who knows about Afghanistan and cares about ‘our boys’ and I care about speed-humps graffiti litter and the positioning of […]

WWJD vs WWAPD

By admin | April 20, 2013

Once upon a time, a mother made her son a wristband. On it was written: WWJD. This, of course stood for: What Would Jesus Do?’ She instructed her son to look at the wristband before making decisions on how to live his Christian life. A week later she was shocked to see that her son had […]

Genuine terrible Christian demo tapes #2

By Marie@Musicademy | April 17, 2013

Here’s the second in our series of “interesting” Christian demos. These were genuinely sent to a record company A and R. In this demo we never actually get to hear the vocal. But we do get an awful lot of information about the lady in question. Enjoy! Click the arrow to listen. [Audio clip: view […]

Genuine terrible Christian demo tapes #1

By Marie@Musicademy | April 4, 2013

Here’s the first in a series of “interesting” Christian demos. These were genuinely sent to a record company A and R. It’s not the greatest of auditions but the lyrics get really interesting about 60 seconds in. Hit the arrow to start listening. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Top 10 signs it’s time to cut a song

By Guest Blogger | February 8, 2013

  Let’s face it. Every song has a shelf life. Very few tunes are going to endure through the ages. And that’s OK. We just need to know when to remove songs from our active rotations. Here are the top 10 ways to know it’s time to cut a song.   If you hear audible […]