By Andy@Musicademy | April 25, 2011
I’ve taken this version of Agnus Dei from Michael W Smith’s album Worship. There is no acoustic guitar in the version per se but this will work if you are leading worship on guitar. The pattern itself is refreshingly different and provides a sense of rolling consistency as the accents on the beats change in […]
By Marie@Musicademy | April 14, 2011
Hand2Hand Hand Drumming and percussion A 2-DVD course from Musicademy and Psalm Drummers packed full of techniques and exercises to help you master the fundamentals of hand drumming. Perfect for learning djembe, congas and bongos. DVD 1 covers 16 core and supplementary techniques to help you correctly master the fundamentals of good hand drumming including: […]
By Marie@Musicademy | April 8, 2011
This lesson starts off recapping some of the fundamental techniques that this course explores and then puts them together in the context of the song Faithful One So Unchanging. If you’ve ever wanted to explore how to get orchestral instruments to play together on the fly without set parts or sheet music this is for […]
By Guest Blogger | April 5, 2011
The Nashville Number System has a number of advantages, particularly in a church setting. Or at least in my experience. One of the great advantages is that it’s not key specific. If the Worship Leader decides at the 11th hour to transpose the song from A down to Ab, the numbers don’t change, just the […]
By Guest Blogger | March 30, 2011
So I’ve had this Strat for twenty years now, and actually, it doesn’t really belong to me. It is on loan from my best mate Chris’s older brother, Tim, who wasn’t playing it. And so, to save it from sitting around gathering dust, Chris brought it up to Liverpool and I just haven’t quite got […]
By Andy@Musicademy | March 28, 2011
I’ve listed this in a box format that shows the song over a single bar in a 16th note format. So the key is to count 1 E & A, 2 E & A, 3 E & A, 4 E & A over the song and crucially KEEP YOUR HAND MOVING at all times. Naturally your […]
By Kim Gentes | March 25, 2011
Finding and using a vocal range Vocal Range Factors Vocal range is simply this- the range of notes (from lowest to highest) that a person can sing. A person’s vocal range varies by individual and is impacted by several factors. A commonly presented range for congregational singing often accommodates the fact that both men and […]
By Marie@Musicademy | March 21, 2011
Marc asks: My wife (keys) and I (guitar) have been called to a worship-centred ministry here in Taiwan, where we are often outside – for example, in parks and other places (hospital foyers etc.) where mobile amps and equipment are needed. I think your new MultiTrack product would be ideal for us. Although we do mostly […]
By Marie@Musicademy | March 18, 2011
I loved this idea from EngageWorship of a contemporary take on stations of the cross for Easter. This is an idea that we used last year on the run up to Easter, inspired by a gift given to my daughter, of a (dare I say ‘charm’) bracelet depicting elements of the 23 Psalm. We decided […]
By Andy@Musicademy | March 17, 2011
This 31 min lesson is great for learning about a technique called double stops which is a kind of combined lead and rhythm style that’s perfect for slower songs. We break down a part note for note and then play it together over the well known worship song, Surrender. A must for any electric guitarist […]
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