By Andy@Musicademy | April 23, 2010
Guitar pedals for worship I confessed my many guitar habits a few weeks ago so now its time for the pedals. Like most guitarists I’ve spent ages trying to find the ultimate pedal board set up which seems to radically change the moment I think I’ve got it sorted. I sometimes play at a church in […]
By Marie@Musicademy | April 19, 2010
Troy Vanderschel from Washington has been using the Musicademy Worship Bass DVDs. He asks: “Would you ask Matt Weeks what portable drum groove machine he used in the Intermediate Bass course? What brand/model or mp3s does he have?” Will Couchman has also asked about the drum loops used on our Intermediate Acoustic Guitar DVDs. “I […]
By Andy@Musicademy | April 6, 2010
The U2 sound has always been popular in churches since the Edge’s style leans more towards rhythmic ‘pad’ sounds than a typical lead guitar rock riff. A U2 style sound is great for songs with big dynamic changes and great for filling up space behind very clear melodies in a way that is not so […]
By Andy@Musicademy | April 2, 2010
It really is important to think about the DI box in your sound chain. Many people spend thousands on a beautiful guitar and acoustic pick up system and not think about how that sound actually gets into the PA. There are loads out there so worth doing some research. Here are a few options with […]
By Guest Blogger | March 30, 2010
We all know that the sound engineer is key to the sound of our worship bands but what are they actually there to do? On the one extreme are they there to exactly recreate the sound of the instruments within the band (perhaps coming onstage to hear the instruments – shock!) and faithfully present what […]
By Andy@Musicademy | March 29, 2010
With over 40 titles, spanning multiple instruments and varying levels of ability, the Musicademy product range can be a little confusing for customers. We’re therefore going to focus on a different DVD resource each week giving you the low down so that you can decide if its the right DVD for you. Save 15% – […]
By Tim Martin | March 27, 2010
It’s quite common to end up using only a few sounds, particularly the traditional piano sound, in a worship setting, and this may not necessarily be a bad thing, however it’s important for all musicians to know the role they are playing in the band and this information should always inform the way that we […]
By Tim Bowdler | March 22, 2010
Michelle emailed us to say: “This is a question for Tim Bowdler, who wrote the Do’s & Don’ts for Percussionists article. Thanks for the article! Can you please add a paragraph for the egg shaker? We have one on our team, but are sometimes at a loss as to when to play it, style, […]
By Catherine Nicole | March 19, 2010
Here’s Cat White’s third post giving advice on vocalists (the first, on weak and thready voices and the second on singers that run out of puff). This time Cat deals with advice for working with singers that have a very limited vocal range. (One can only do middle C to about D, the other is much higher, […]
By Tim Bowdler | March 15, 2010
Picture the scene. The worship leader wants to create a bit of a different vibe to the Sunday worship time. So in a moment of intense clarity he thinks, “I know, I’ll get the drummer to play percussion instead this week. It’ll be great. After all drums and percussion are really the same instrument right?” […]
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