By Marie@Musicademy | April 20, 2015
We ran a session at a recent training day called “Modern hymns: how are they different? How to (re)write one”. Here are a few snippets from the session together with some of the new verses composed by our delegates for the hymn “Breathe on me, breath of God”. 4 categories of modern hymn Modern […]
By Tim Martin | April 18, 2015
Last week we ran a training day featuring a number of new seminars. This seminar, presented by Tim Martin looked at the concept of the modern hymn and explored how to re(write) one. Click below to view the slide share presentation of the session.
By Andy@Musicademy | March 12, 2015
Its often been noticed how many pop songs sound like each other, or how many worship songs sound like pop songs, but what about the other way round when a new pop song sounds like a worship song? Take a listen to Hllsong’s Man Of Sorrows and James Bay’s Hold Back The River… Man of […]
By Guest Blogger | December 8, 2014
We all have our songs, our heart cries to God. We sing them in our cars, our homes, on the way to work. We sing them through pain and through joy. Sometimes they are audible and beautiful to the human ear. Often they may be silent, or lack musical expertise, but to God they are […]
By Guest Blogger | November 25, 2014
We asked for some help a while back on recommended songs for kids worship and promised to share the resultant article with you. The article was commissioned by CCLI in the UK so the resources are pretty UK-centric. That will likely mean some great discoveries here for those of you in the rest of the world. […]
By Marie@Musicademy | October 16, 2014
Ear training for song writers (and any other worship musician) For many people, the thought of playing “by ear” or being able to anticipate the chords, notes and musical charges in a song you’ve never heard before seems like an impossible task. It’s often considered a gift rather than a skill that can be learned […]
By Guest Blogger | September 25, 2014
Yesterday we asked on Facebook “What makes a great worship song?” As usual our subscribers had lots of great ideas which you can read by clicking through . But below that is an interview with a worship academic who reckons he is on the road to defining the science behind a great worship song. An […]
By admin | September 15, 2014
YouTube is full of obscure clips from musicians, often amateur, uploading their work but rarely seen beyond a handful of views. This is what happens when Israeli musician and composer, Kutiman, splices together 23 different YouTube videos. It’s quite beautiful.
By Guest Blogger | August 13, 2014
As the church worldwide responds to the terrible crises in the Middle East, we were sent this set of re-worked lyrics for the bridge in the song Oceans which you may want to use in your own churches in the coming weeks. Writer, Jeff Ling, encourages us to “Turn that personal statement of faith into […]
By Guest Blogger | August 6, 2014
So this little graphic has been doing the rounds the last few days. It’s originally from The Wrong Hands website and is a cartoon by John Atkinson. Our friend Ben Mizen decided to do a “back of an envelope” take on it for worship songs: What other arrangements would you suggest?
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