Looking for Christmas Songs?

By Marie@Musicademy |

A track from Musicademy blogger David Clifton’s Christmas album was played on UK Radio 2 Aled Jones show recently and a number of people have been looking for where to hear more. The album is available on iTunes, Amazon and in high street stores in the UK & Canada. There’s a sample track and review […]

Small Amps – Great Sound (Part 2)

By Andy@Musicademy | November 27, 2008

Ok I think I’m getting closer with the amp, but as ever I’ve been thinking a little too hard about what I want and inevitably I’ve gone down the ‘what if it could do this route’. What I want is to prove a point. I’ve come to the conclusion recently that most guitar players in […]

Chord of the Month – EmM7

By Steve Weeks | November 26, 2008

Lets be fashionable and topical with the “James Bond” chord – EmM7 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— E (1) |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— |— F# (9) |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— D# (M7) |— |— |— |— […]

How to Become a Confident Singer

By Marie@Musicademy | November 25, 2008

Confidence is really crucial in effective vocals performance. When we are under confident we tend not to breathe as well as we should and also not to really nail the notes that strongly, so it all comes out a bit mushy. Now at Musicademy we’ve taken a fairly in-depth approach to helping worship vocalists through […]

The Conscious Competence Learning Model

By Marie@Musicademy | November 18, 2008

As music teachers we find it helpful to be aware of the learning model that defines students as at one of four stages: Stage 1 unconscious incompetence Stage 2 conscious incompetence Stage 3 conscious competence Stage 4 unconscious competence The model explains the process and stages of learning a new skill