By Andy@Musicademy | December 23, 2009
We featured a recent email from Julie Meyer asking about how to wean her background vocalists off of sheet music. Andy wrote a lengthy reply on the assumption that they were all glued to lyrics rather than words. Julie has now clarifed that in fact her vocalists are not only reliant upon the music for the […]
By Marie@Musicademy | December 7, 2009
Julie Meyer from Kansas emails: “I’m having trouble weaning my background vocals off of sheet music. Any suggestions? The problem is they stare at the music (sometimes 5 pages per song) the whole time and don’t really participate in worshiping (their most important role on the team).” Andy replies: You didn’t mention what they are […]
By Marie@Musicademy | December 3, 2009
In the first part of this post I wrote up some ideas from Graham Kendrick at a recent seminar about starting our in spontaneous worship. In this section he reflects on how psalm-like Jonah’s prayer was from the belly of a whale. Graham uses material from the Psalms frequently in spontaneous worship. He has […]
By Marie@Musicademy | December 1, 2009
How to sing harmonies in church Have you ever wanted to learn to sing harmony in worship songs but just don’t seem to manage it as effortlessly as some singers do? With this new 2-DVD course (or online download) we have unlocked the secrets of harmony and backing vocals by teaching you easy-to-remember harmony lines […]
By Andy@Musicademy | November 28, 2009
We’re nearly at the end of our 50 tips series (which I think has now grown into about 150 tips). This time we look at the art of lead vocals. It’s about leadership. You don’t have to be a great vocalist to be a great worship leader but you do have to be good at […]
By Andy@Musicademy | November 23, 2009
Melissa Schofield-Linnell from Southwell, Notts emailed about using a capo to pitch a song right for her voice. “I’m a learner guitarist but am also the only vocalist when I lead worship. The main problem is my range. When I play guitar in order that I can sing comfortably I have to use the capo […]
By Andy@Musicademy | November 9, 2009
Andy Chamberlain explains how to become a more mature musician by developing better listening skills. As well as lots of hints and tips he challenges worship musicians to spend more time listening to others and less time playing yourself so that the band sounds more like a team rather than a collection of individuals. […]
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 Marie@Musicademy | July 24, 2009
Sound and Worship training Musicademy, in association with B&H present two special training events for musicians, technicians and leadership team members. Only £10 per delegate The day starts with worship led by Musicademy followed by a range of practical seminars and hands-on workshops covering: Plenary sessions for all delegates: Role of sound in worship Common […]
By Marie@Musicademy | June 8, 2009
The role of the backing singer I listened to a fascinating documentary about the art of backing vocals on BBC Radio 4 a couple of weeks ago. The title was R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – The Art of Backing Vocals. Presented by Nick Barraclough. Due to licensing issues its not possible for us to bring you the actual […]
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