By Andy@Musicademy | October 6, 2009
Reg Garner from Middlesex in the UK emailed saying: “Thanks for the intermediate keyboard course; I’m enjoying it very much. I wonder if you could give me a bit of advice? If you were to play something starting in a minor key, say the key of ‘Am’, what would be the auxiliary notes to use […]
By Andy@Musicademy | September 25, 2009
So far in this series we’ve had 10 tips on stage placement, 10 tips on playing together as a team, 5 on communication skills 11 on rehearsals, 5 on soundchecking and that’s before we have even started on the individual instruments. We now turn our attention to the individual components of the band starting first with rhythm […]
By Tim Martin | September 23, 2009
E7#9 – Use in place of a dominant 7th. It’s effectively got both the major and minor 3rds so it goes crunch! Hendrix fans will recognise the sound of this. Click through for the guitar version of Hendrix’s E7#9 Other posts you might like: Keyboard Chord – A7#5 Guitar Chords of the Month – […]
By Marie@Musicademy | September 17, 2009
We are pleased to announce the release today of our latest DVD – Improvisation Skills For Orchestral Instruments in Worship. Its the perfect instructional resource for single melody musicians (violin, cello, brass, woodwind, sax etc) teaching you how to play WITHOUT THE MUSIC! This 3-DVD course is designed for any single melody instrument wanting to play […]
By Marie@Musicademy | September 12, 2009
Everyone loves a bargain so we’ve decided to find you more ways of saving money with Musicademy. We’ve reworked our discount structure to reward you with lots more price reductions when you buy a selection of products from us. Buy all our Worship Guitar DVDs for a 20% discount Both the Vocals warm up […]
By Andy@Musicademy | September 10, 2009
Sound checks can be time consuming, but there are ways to make them more efficient and less arduous. Most sound checks have three stages. 1st each instrument is line checked to make sure a signal comes through the desk, 2nd you decide what you want in your monitors and 3rd everyone plays together, stops […]
By Andy@Musicademy | September 8, 2009
The other day I got an email asking for advice on what guitar picks I recommend. Now when I started Musicademy I vowed never to get into the “What picks/strings do you use” debate as it seems dangerously close to a sort of train spotting competition usually hotly contested by slightly strange bearded men […]
By Marie@Musicademy | August 29, 2009
Our new Orchestral Instruments DVD will be available in October (hopefully a little before then if we can get the manufacture moving more quickly). You can pre-order now but while you wait for it to arrive here is Musicademy’s Marie Page giving advice on using orchestral instruments in worship. Other posts you might find helpful: Using orchestral instruments […]
By Guest Blogger | August 19, 2009
In order to effectively lead the people we seek to lead in worship – whether at home or ministering elsewhere we have to adequately know a couple things: 1. Where are we now? 2. Where are we headed? 3. How far in that direction can we get today? If I set out to lead […]
By Steve Weeks | July 28, 2009
The “Eadd9 ” Chord works to enrich a softly played E Major, with a surprising easy-on-the-ear cluster dischord of three notes in a row (E, F# and G#). This first fingering is fairly well-known – and is a good start because it is easy to see how the basic E shape is modified to lift […]
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