By Andy@Musicademy | December 8, 2009
Somebody recently pointed out that we’ve missed electric guitar out of our 50 tips series! How could we?! Particularly since I’m predominantly an electric player and its clearly God’s chosen instrument too… So here goes. Different approach to acoustic When acoustic players pick up an electric they tend go one of two ways. They […]
By Marie@Musicademy | December 7, 2009
Julie Meyer from Kansas emails: “I’m having trouble weaning my background vocals off of sheet music. Any suggestions? The problem is they stare at the music (sometimes 5 pages per song) the whole time and don’t really participate in worshiping (their most important role on the team).” Andy replies: You didn’t mention what they are […]
By Marie@Musicademy | December 3, 2009
In the first part of this post I wrote up some ideas from Graham Kendrick at a recent seminar about starting our in spontaneous worship. In this section he reflects on how psalm-like Jonah’s prayer was from the belly of a whale. Graham uses material from the Psalms frequently in spontaneous worship. He has […]
By Guest Blogger | December 2, 2009
This is an alternative take on an Advent liturgy – reminding people the true reasons why we should look forward to the Christmas season. You can also download the Powerpoint slides at EngageWorship.
By Marie@Musicademy | December 1, 2009
How to sing harmonies in church Have you ever wanted to learn to sing harmony in worship songs but just don’t seem to manage it as effortlessly as some singers do? With this new 2-DVD course (or online download) we have unlocked the secrets of harmony and backing vocals by teaching you easy-to-remember harmony lines […]
By Andy@Musicademy | November 28, 2009
We’re nearly at the end of our 50 tips series (which I think has now grown into about 150 tips). This time we look at the art of lead vocals. It’s about leadership. You don’t have to be a great vocalist to be a great worship leader but you do have to be good at […]
By Marie@Musicademy | November 25, 2009
Following on the theme in recent posts about sponteneity in worship, here’s Andy Chamberlain and Matt Hay with some ideas for improvisation using orchestral instruments in worship. The clip is taken from a recent training day. Sorry its a bit slow at the beginning as they get set up! If you find this helpful we would […]
By Andy@Musicademy | November 23, 2009
Melissa Schofield-Linnell from Southwell, Notts emailed about using a capo to pitch a song right for her voice. “I’m a learner guitarist but am also the only vocalist when I lead worship. The main problem is my range. When I play guitar in order that I can sing comfortably I have to use the capo […]
By Marie@Musicademy | November 17, 2009
Video footage from an introductory session at a recent Musicademy and B&H Sound training seminar with Brian Hillson reflecting on the role of the sound engineer. Oher posts you may like: 50 Tips – Worship Soundchecks What you need to run church sound – free handbook Mic technique video clip Worship leaders, you’re killing us […]
By Andy@Musicademy | November 10, 2009
Rule of 1 A one piece band plays all the music. In a five piece band each member should play a 5th of the music. A temptation for keyboardists, particularly if you have come from a classical background is to overplay and step across other peoples parts. Play just with right hand If you struggle with […]
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