A really well done contemporary take on the nativity by the kids of St Paul’s Church, Auckland, New Zealand

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 […]

As you may know, our very own Andy Chamberlain writes a monthly column “Musical Chops” for Worship Leader Magazine. Each year they publish a Best of the Best issue and of the resources highlighted, Managing Editor Jeremy Armstrong selects what he considers the  top congregational worship songs of the year. We thought we’d share that […]

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. […]

[Note: This training day is now past but you’ll find info on any upcoming training days here] Worship beyond singing There’s a whole lot more to worship than music and singing but in the contemporary church it has become somewhat the preserve of the musicians. This training day, for musicians and non musicians alike is […]

We’ve had some brilliant advice offered this week over on the Facebook Page for new worship leaders. You can click through and read the comments below even if you don’t have a Facebook account. And we’d love to hear your thoughts too. Either comment in the Facebook thread or in the blog comments below. The […]

How to identify the chords in a key Free lesson from our Playing By Ear DVDs teaching one of the basic foundations of ear playing – the ability to identify the chords in the key. The full series is available on DVD and also as online downloads. Currently all are on SALE PRICE in the webstore!

Graham Kendrick explores the idea that in Christian Worship we are on a journey from revelation to response. Graham says ‘The worship journey is not just about us encountering God and how we feel about that, it’s also about being sent out’. If you like what Graham has to say in this video clip, check […]

Below you will find the thread generated by this question raised recently on our Facebook Page. You can click and read the comments without having a Facebook account then either post your own response here on the Musicademy website or (if you are a Facebook person) on the Facebook thread. People have raised some excellent […]