By Sam Hargreaves | January 29, 2009
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] This ambient instrumental track, brought to you free courtesy of EngageWorship, could be used in all sorts of contexts – as background music for prayer stations, as the soundtrack to a video, accompanied by PowerPoint for meditation. It is 6.06 mins long, and features a relaxed trip hop […]
By Tim Martin | January 27, 2009
Here is a free clip from our Intermediate Worship Keyboard Course. Tim Martin gives 10 ideas to make chords-based playing more interesting. There are six hours of great instruction like this on the full 3-DVD course. Volume 1 starts with some simple lessons explaining how to move from traditional to chords-based playing; it then shows […]
By Andy@Musicademy | January 22, 2009
Tiffany Reynolds asked this fascinating question: “I know this is going to sound weird but I’m serious. I play bass but sometimes you want the bowed sound of a cello or an upright bass during quiet passages of a song. I want to take up cello but sometimes you can’t switch back and forth … […]
By Marie@Musicademy | January 19, 2009
Here is a sample lesson taken from the Musicademy Worship Vocals DVDs. It teaches basic harmony construction outworked in the Delirious song What a Friend I’ve Found. Playing keys is Ben Cantelon, worship leader at Soul Survivor and co writer with Tim Hughes of the song Happy Day. Kate Silber who presents the vocals DVDs […]
By Tim Martin | January 16, 2009
Jon Foyle asked this question: Our church has a t-loop and we often find that the guitar amps for the music band pick up signals from the sound system that can lead to feedback whistles. We have tried placing the amps off the ground but it is unfortunate that the area that the band sets […]
By Steve Weeks | January 15, 2009
“A” Chord with no 3rds (only root and 5ths). Avoiding 3rds creates sparseness / drama / release.
By Andy@Musicademy | January 14, 2009
Malcolm Douglas from Slough in the UK asks: When I play my fretless bass I am able to produce a brass-like tone that I cannot obtain when I use my fretted instrument. I have heard Lawrence Cottle and Geoff Gascoyne produce this brassy sound while playing fretted instruments. Both were playing SWR combos and I […]
By Andy@Musicademy | January 13, 2009
Chris Allen asked this question: “Hi, i recently purchased the drum lesson dvd disc 2, i found it a great help but i was disappointed that there was no play-a-long tracks minus the drums for us to practice too even if we had to download them separately would make it a much better deal, also […]
By Andy@Musicademy | January 12, 2009
We had this question from Mark Worthington in the UK “I’ve am really enjoying the Guitar DVD and Song Learner Series. I also play the Irish Bodhran reasonably well. I have noticed a trend of gentle percussion using a Cajon in both worship and pop worlds. It seems to be the acceptable face of drumming […]
By Andy@Musicademy | January 9, 2009
This lesson, taken from our new Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar DVDs, shows you how to use Add9 and 5 chords to add strength and beauty to your playing. There are three Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar DVDs in the box set representing a years’ worth of learning over seven hours of instruction.
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8 ideas to encourage more participation in worship 
Streaming your worship services legally | Everything you need to know 
Streaming online church services: the tech, the tips and the stories from around the world 
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Worship Leader Training: Beginning and Ending Songs Well 
Learn how to play by ear 
4 tips for making good use of your mic 
