Playing by ear (part 2) & Nashville Numbering explained

By Andy@Musicademy | July 21, 2010

Learning how to play by ear Previously we looked at how to work out all the chords available in the key of G.  I suggested you took a song and worked out which chords came where by listening to see which ones sounded major, which ones sounded minor and by the process of elimination work […]

Playing by ear (part 1)

By Andy@Musicademy | July 14, 2010

How to play by ear 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 an impossible task. It’s often considered a ‘God given’ gift rather than a skill that can be learned and constantly improved on. […]

New – 3 DVDs for Advanced Bass Players

By Marie@Musicademy | May 4, 2010

Learn advanced bass parts to 14 worship songs with this 7-hour 3-DVD instructional & backing track set: An in-depth instructional video lesson per song Step by step instruction and camera close ups Every bass part is unpacked in detail High quality backing tracks to play along to Select backing tracks with or without bass parts […]

Free Worship Resources Index – Posts on Bass Guitar

By Marie@Musicademy | May 3, 2010

Free Lessons/Clips Five Free Bass lessons: Beginners through to Advanced Free Worship Bass Lesson: Hillsong- Lead me to the Cross Free Worship Bass Lesson-Advanced: Chris Tomlin- Famous One Free Worship Bass Lesson- Intermediate:Majesty Free Worship Bass Lesson: In Christ Alone Free Bass Lesson: Playing in 10ths Free Worship Bass Lesson: Here I am to Worship […]

8 tips for Christian bass players

By Andy@Musicademy | October 8, 2009

  Lock to the kick drum. If you are new to bass then the key that every experienced player will tell you is to start by locking your groove into the kick drum. Think harmony. Bass is actually a cross over between the rhythm section and the harmony. A really effective bassist will still lock […]

Everyone loves a bargain – new Musicademy discounts

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 […]

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 […]

Pedals for Bass

By Andy@Musicademy | July 1, 2009

Last time we looked at a few ideas for effects pedals for use with acoustic guitars. Actually for bassists similar rules apply. There are plenty of interesting bass pedals around but first question to ask is, can I realistically use this in my worship band context? Having said that I have seen a few bass […]

Ask the Expert – Recommendations on bass guitar strings

By Andy@Musicademy | April 22, 2009

Adrian Eley from Derby in the UK asks: “I have been playing bass guitar for about a year and I am now starting to look a little deeper into the sound I can get from the guitar. I have been told there are four different types of bass guitar strings. What are the pro’s and con’s of these […]