The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Passion

By Guest Blogger | November 9, 2011

  Passion “Passion” seems a little fluffy to be part of the foundation of the six elements, don’t you think? Yeah, it’s important, but passion can be so misguided. The first few episodes of any season of American Idol are great examples of deep desire, deeply deluded. Holy cow, someone should have told those kids […]

The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Teachable (Part 2)

By Guest Blogger | October 31, 2011

  Teachable Part 2 – indirect feedback Meltdown. You know the kind—the kind that stops rehearsals. At a Sunday-morning-only rehearsal, no less. Apparently I frustrated one of the musicians. The first indication was her tears. I know…it’s a gift to be this good at reading people. Her emotions were anything but “indirect,” but they only […]

Does worship leader = musician or can others lead worship?

By Guest Blogger | October 24, 2011

In this second interview with Andy Flanagan, he considers the following: Advice for full time worship leaders whether working nationally or locally The challenges of leading worship locally when there is so much focus on the worship experience attainable at a big gathering How to encourage participation from your congregation In a culture where worship […]

The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Teachable (Part 1)

By Guest Blogger | October 23, 2011

Teachable Part 1 – Taking direct feedback A few years ago I joined a national songwriting organization and attended the local chapter. While at the first meeting, I felt bad for the other writers getting picked apart during the critiques. I think: “they’ll probably feel even worse when they hear my song.” My turn. The […]

Why and how to play to a click – a guide for worship teams

By Guest Blogger | October 8, 2011

Why play with a click/metronome? -In all music, but especially modern pop/rock music, playing “tight”=accurately in time is huge!  It will make almost all your songs sound better, more consistent.  Think about what happens to a song when it speeds up or slows down or just starts at the wrong tempo.  It changes the feel […]

The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Called

By Guest Blogger | October 5, 2011

  Calling Called to ministry… … isn’t a matter of desire. Just because I WANT to sing, or play or lead doesn’t mean I should. …isn’t about talent or gifting. …isn’t permanent. We don’t own our position on the team. Andy Stanley says it best – “Leadership is a stewardship. It is temporary…” We need […]

NEW! Free Worship Team Devotional Series Part 1 – The 6 must-haves for a worship musician

By Guest Blogger | September 29, 2011

  We kick off an exciting series of 10 short worship team devotionals written by guest blogger Jon Nicol from worshipteamcoach.com This week is an introduction to the 6 “Must-Haves” of a worship musician. What makes for a good worship team musician? Gotta have talent, right? But is talent enough? Or is it good enough […]

New! Video backing tracks, onscreen words & split track vocals

By Marie@Musicademy | September 10, 2011

With all the information about our new Worship Backing Band MultiTrack Player, you might have missed an additional product range to our repertoire – our new SplitTrack Video Downloads for PC, Mac, IPad, IPod or Smart Phone. Our original Worship Backing Band DVDs (basically “karaoke” style backing tracks with onscreen words) have been hugely popular but, […]

Practical help for band rehearsals – part 5

By Guest Blogger | August 30, 2011

Practice is personal. Rehearsal is relational. We’ve been focusing on the practice side of the coin, so let’s  flip it and talk about rehearsals. Unfortunately the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to making rehearsals “relational” is the dreaded team devotional. OK, maybe yours are great. But for the rest of us, […]