Ask an FAQ – Which guitar DVDs are right for me?

By Andy@Musicademy | December 4, 2008

Helen in the UK sent us this question which we are asked all the time so we’ve uploaded the answer here for others to read too: I’m considering buying one of your worship guitar DVD’s but I’m not sure which one would be suitable for me. I’ve been playing the guitar for my church worship […]

Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar DVDs Launched

By Andy@Musicademy |

Today we have launched what we think will be our most popular DVD to date -The Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course. Its perfect for acoustic worship guitarists who want to take their playing to the next level. A years’ worth of lessons, tricks and techniques. 7 hours of instruction on 3 DVDs plus animated graphics, close […]

Looking for Christmas Songs?

By Marie@Musicademy |

A track from Musicademy blogger David Clifton’s Christmas album was played on UK Radio 2 Aled Jones show recently and a number of people have been looking for where to hear more. The album is available on iTunes, Amazon and in high street stores in the UK & Canada. There’s a sample track and review […]

Small Amps – Great Sound (Part 2)

By Andy@Musicademy | November 27, 2008

Ok I think I’m getting closer with the amp, but as ever I’ve been thinking a little too hard about what I want and inevitably I’ve gone down the ‘what if it could do this route’. What I want is to prove a point. I’ve come to the conclusion recently that most guitar players in […]

Chord of the Month – EmM7

By Steve Weeks | November 26, 2008

Lets be fashionable and topical with the “James Bond” chord – EmM7 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— E (1) |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— |— F# (9) |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— D# (M7) |— |— |— |— […]

How to Become a Confident Singer

By Marie@Musicademy | November 25, 2008

Confidence is really crucial in effective vocals performance. When we are under confident we tend not to breathe as well as we should and also not to really nail the notes that strongly, so it all comes out a bit mushy. Now at Musicademy we’ve taken a fairly in-depth approach to helping worship vocalists through […]

Beginners or Intermediate DVDs?

By Marie@Musicademy | November 9, 2008

Here’s a question from Dale in the US which I’ve posted as it comes up all the time. “I am a self-taught guitar player for the last ten years. i don’t know anything about music theory or some of the more technical terms i hear about and read on your guitar courses. I have led […]

FAQ – Song Learner Downloads vs the DVDs

By Marie@Musicademy | November 3, 2008

“Hi, i’m a bassist that plays in a church band and I wanted to know what’s the difference from getting the song learner seperately as a single download and getting the discs. I’d like to keep the songs (video) on my computer…Do you all show different fills, riffs, and slides into chords, etc. on your […]