Free online singing lesson – creating harmony

By Marie@Musicademy | January 19, 2009

Here is a sample lesson taken from the Musicademy Worship Vocals DVDs. It teaches basic harmony construction outworked in the Delirious song What a Friend I’ve Found. Playing keys is Ben Cantelon, worship leader at Soul Survivor and co writer with Tim Hughes of the song Happy Day. Kate Silber who presents the vocals DVDs […]

Ask The Expert – T-Loop Feedback Whistles

By Tim Martin | January 16, 2009

Jon Foyle asked this question: Our church has a t-loop and we often find that the guitar amps for the music band pick up signals from the sound system that can lead to feedback whistles. We have tried placing the amps off the ground but it is unfortunate that the area that the band sets […]

How would Jesus lead worship?

By Marie@Musicademy |

That’s the title of a new book by Sam and Sara Hargreaves, who lead engageworship.org – a new expression of the Music and Worship. Engage Worship is doing a UK tour from February based on the question “How would Jesus lead worship”. click on the link below for more info. how-would-jesus-lead-worship

FAQ – Why are there no Drum DVD Song Learners?

By Andy@Musicademy | January 13, 2009

Chris Allen asked this question: “Hi, i recently purchased the drum lesson dvd disc 2, i found it a great help but i was disappointed that there was no play-a-long tracks minus the drums for us to practice too even if we had to download them separately would make it a much better deal, also […]

Ask the Expert – Learning Cajon Drum

By Andy@Musicademy | January 12, 2009

We had this question from Mark Worthington in the UK “I’ve am really enjoying the Guitar DVD and Song Learner Series. I also play the Irish Bodhran reasonably well. I have noticed a trend of gentle percussion using a Cajon in both worship and pop worlds. It seems to be the acceptable face of drumming […]

Free lesson from our new Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar DVD

By Andy@Musicademy | January 9, 2009

This lesson, taken from our new Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar DVDs, shows you how to use Add9 and 5 chords to add strength and beauty to your playing. There are three Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar DVDs in the box set representing a years’ worth of learning over seven hours of instruction.

The Song Learner “How to Play” Series – get a FREE coupon here

By Marie@Musicademy |

I thought it would be worth flagging up for you the Musicademy “Song Learner” DVDs and online downloads this month. I’m not sure that we really came up with the best brand name for them as they are really about “How to Play a Worship Song Properly”. In a nutshell, the Song Learners are individual lessons […]

Small Amps Great Sound (Part 3)

By Andy@Musicademy | January 8, 2009

Right…I think I’m getting there! My cunning plan is coming together…sort of. Just to recap I wanted a small lightweight tube amp that would be ideally suited to a worship band environment. It had to have great tone but be no more than 7 or 8 watts because, for the volume that most churches play […]