When playing just the hits is the right thing to do

By Marie@Musicademy | August 7, 2009

Andy and I were at the Glastonbury music festival recently. Glastonbury is actually the biggest contemporary performing arts festival in Europe – there’s a lot more to do than just the music but the whole experience got me thinking about the songs we choose for our worship sets. I had been really looking forward to seeing Bruce […]

50 tips series – Communications skills for worship teams

By Andy@Musicademy | August 5, 2009

In the last set of tips we looked at some ideas to help you play together better. Musical communication skills are really just an extension of those. How many times have you seen a band (worship band or otherwise) staring at their own shoes or or just completely lost in their own part when they play? A […]

Training days for the whole worship team – Surrey & Notts UK – Just £10 per person

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 […]

What worship backing tracks would you like us to produce?

By Marie@Musicademy | July 23, 2009

  Our Worship Backing Band DVDs have been really successful and we’re already thinking about the next volume. We thought we’d ask you which tracks you would like to see covered. Please email us the title of the track plus the writer’s name and/or artist who has recorded it. Maybe a line or two about […]

50 tips – Playing together as a team

By Andy@Musicademy | July 22, 2009

  Last time we looked at some ideas on where to place yourself on stage. Next lets explore some tips on how we play together more effectively. Know your place in the sonic spectrum. Look at any really good band. every instrument is there for a reason and each occupies its own space in the […]

Downloadable drum grooves for worship songs and practice

By Marie@Musicademy | July 16, 2009

We’ve had so many requests for copies of our drum groove “backing tracks” on MP3 tht we’ve made them available on our webstore. There are 19 tracks (click to the bottom of the page that this link takes you to) in total representing a wide range of grooves and tempos. Originally constructed by Matt Weeks as […]

50 tips to improve your worship team – new series

By Andy@Musicademy |

We’ve been presenting some live seminars recently under the title “50 tips to improve your worship team”. Inevitably we end up with about 150 tips and run out of time in delivering them. So we thought it might be a good idea to publish them her for wider discussion pm the blog. So here is the […]

Alternative Worship – Offering Clues For Renewing Worship

By Jonny Baker | July 13, 2009

Over the last 15 years the movement that has been called ‘alternative worship’ has ploughed a furrow in worship coming up with inspiring new songs, liturgies, rituals, visuals, installations, artistic creations and worship experiences. I personally have found it incredibly exciting, renewing my faith and sparking my imagination in all sorts of ways. When the […]