The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Talent

By Guest Blogger | January 13, 2012

Here’s another of our 10 short worship team devotionals written by guest blogger Jon Nicol from worshipteamcoach.com Talent You’d think this element would go without saying, but we’ve all been to (or attend) that church that has a less than talented musician helping lead music. A few things about talent: It’s relative. A church of […]

Ask the Expert – Advice on using a drum screen

By Marie@Musicademy | January 12, 2012

At our live Ask the Expert session Carlin Buhrman asked: “What are your thoughts about using a drum shield in a carpeted gym setting for a service? We are currently using an electronic drum set because the levels on acoustic sets are difficult to control in our gym.”   Jarod Richardson: Drum rooms (not just a shield) […]

Are You Surviving the Ministry Mill? New series on Christian leaders and stress

By Guest Blogger | January 5, 2012

Pastors and ministry leaders are often considered by others to be superhuman; totally indestructible and completely impervious to the very real stresses and strains of ministry life. The reality can be so different. Often it’s like being crushed and ground by the relentless turning of millstones. The results can be devastating for them, their families and their church.
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New Super Worship Backing Track Chord Charts!

By Marie@Musicademy | January 3, 2012

Praise and Worship Backing Track Super Chord Charts Our new Worship Backing Band MultiTrack Player and the simpler SplitTrack video downloads are selling really well. Inevitably we’ve had lots of people asking for chord charts. With so many free (read “illegal”) chord charts on the internet, often with inaccurate chords and different arrangements to our […]

The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Available

By Guest Blogger | December 31, 2011

  Worship musicians need to be available Available. Leaders in churches often like to spiritually dress-up a basic requirement like this by calling it “committed” or “faithful.” But before someone can be faithful or committed, they just plain need to be there when they need to be there. Available as a “must-have” characteristic sounds like […]

Ask the Expert – Recommendations on projectors for church

By Marie@Musicademy | December 12, 2011

What type of projector is best for our church?   At our live Ask the Expert session Dean Watson asked: “Wanting info related to buying a projector for a Sanctuary. Lumens from 2800 up. 20 foot throw. Want to use it w/all lights on. Networkable. Considering a Sanyo.” Tim Horton, SFL: A projector should be chosen based […]

Ask the Expert – pedals for acoustic worship guitar

By Andy@Musicademy | December 10, 2011

Last week we ran a live online Ask the Expert Q&A session. The main topic was that of guitars, which of course extended to pedals, amps, PA, pick-ups, DI and more besides. We’ll drip out the questions and answers over the coming weeks but if you want to read them all together, please click through […]