Free resources from Christmas Starts With Christ

By admin | December 11, 2014

For the first time, UK churches have produced a Christmas video ad as part of a significant social media campaign. The video, called First Christmas, was unveiled on YouTube at noon on Thursday 11 December. Francis Goodwin, who heads up the Christmas Starts with Christ campaign, said: ‘The supermarket ads, which were released last month, […]

On the power of songs

By Guest Blogger | December 8, 2014

We all have our songs, our heart cries to God. We sing them in our cars, our homes, on the way to work. We sing them through pain and through joy. Sometimes they are audible and beautiful to the human ear. Often they may be silent, or lack musical expertise, but to God they are […]

Ask the Expert: How to mic a flute

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Martin Sapsed from Caernarfon emailed with a question: “My wife plays the flute in our worship group which usually comprises my electro-acoustic guitar, bass, keyboard, my wife’s flute and a couple of singers. Currently the mic usually pointed at the flute is what I think would normally be a singer’s mic – not an SM58 […]

Shake, rattles and roll: sourcing great children’s songs

By Guest Blogger | November 25, 2014

We asked for some help a while back on recommended songs for kids worship and promised to share the resultant article with you. The article was commissioned by CCLI in the UK so the resources are pretty UK-centric. That will likely mean some great discoveries here for those of you in the rest of the world. […]

Announcing EveryKey Chord Charts

By Marie@Musicademy | November 20, 2014

  We’ve created a brand new concept in chord charts – the EveryKey Chord Chart. What you get in a single download is a zip file containing a pdf chord chart in every possible key (including a Nashville Numbers chart). Select the key you want and print that one out (or display on your tablet). […]

More Than Music. Worship training day in Tonbridge, Kent

By admin | November 19, 2014

[Note: This training day is now past but you’ll find info on any upcoming training days here] Worship beyond singing There’s a whole lot more to worship than music and singing but in the contemporary church it has become somewhat the preserve of the musicians. This training day, for musicians and non musicians alike is […]