Recommended Keyboards to use in Church

By Tim Martin | January 6, 2009

We have been asked for recommendations on keyboards to use in church. Here are some suggestions by Tim Martin, presenter of our worship keyboard DVDs: The question of which keyboard to buy for church use is a common one. Many people are baffled by the choice available or simply don’t know where to start. The […]

Drum Teacher’s Blog

By Tim Bowdler | December 30, 2008

Teaching drums can be a thankless task. People tell you they have ‘always wanted to play the drums’, you agree to teach them, they turn up at your door with the ‘standard’ 5A sticks and are ‘ready to rock’. Unless they are talking about sitting in a rocking chair for an hour, expect pain. The […]

FAQ – changes to the voice as we age

By Marie@Musicademy | December 9, 2008

I am a 56 year old male with a Baritone voice.  I have heard that as you grow older your voice changes.  Many of those changes are not controllable.  Could you provide some insight into this stereo type and advise me of your insight  on this subject.  In other words, at my age is there […]

Lightweight Les Paul of Love #2

By Andy@Musicademy | December 8, 2008

At last I’ve found it! (See blog post on my search for a lightweight Les Paul) They say the good stuff isn’t cheap and they are not wrong! But I think I’ve finally found what I’m looking for. Hah! U2 have at last been proved wrong! (In guitar speak this means until I think of […]

Transferring from Guitar to Bass

By Andy@Musicademy |

If you are a guitarist, have you ever thought of transferring your skills over to bass. Here’s a quick guide to get you going and there’s a lot more detail on our Worship Bass DVDs as well.

Chord of the Month – Em11

By Steve Weeks |

This is a really beautiful substitute for ‘oh so common’ Em chord |— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— F# |— |-0- |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— D |— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— A |— |-0- |— |— |-0- |— |— […]

Ask an FAQ – Which guitar DVDs are right for me?

By Andy@Musicademy | December 4, 2008

Helen in the UK sent us this question which we are asked all the time so we’ve uploaded the answer here for others to read too: I’m considering buying one of your worship guitar DVD’s but I’m not sure which one would be suitable for me. I’ve been playing the guitar for my church worship […]

Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar DVDs Launched

By Andy@Musicademy |

Today we have launched what we think will be our most popular DVD to date -The Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course. Its perfect for acoustic worship guitarists who want to take their playing to the next level. A years’ worth of lessons, tricks and techniques. 7 hours of instruction on 3 DVDs plus animated graphics, close […]