The 10 commandments of electric guitar

By Andy@Musicademy | January 30, 2014

Here’s our take on the 10 commandments for electric guitar players. Do you have any more commandments to add? Do check out the 10 Commandments of Bass too.   Have you seen the Musicademy worship training DVDs and downloads for guitar – beginning to advanced levels on acoustic and electric guitar. Worship guitar DVDs Worship […]

Advanced Worship Keyboard DVDs

By admin | January 25, 2014

Musicademy’s Advanced Worship Keyboard DVDs. Designed for intermediate level players (i.e. who already play in a worship team) who want to learn to make the most from all the sounds possible from their keyboards. USD price (available for shipments to North America) $49.99 (RRP is $69.99) and £39.99 (RRP £49.99) in pounds sterling for shipments […]

The original portable keyboard?

By admin | January 24, 2014

Another antique find from the Whittakers Musical Museum, Weiheke Island, New Zealand. This is a “missionary piano” dating from the 1800s. It was constructed to be portable to enable missionary Christians to take their music with them on their travels. It’s photographed with a normal sized upright piano in the background so that you get a […]

How to do “All Age” worship really well – interview with Jo Squires from BIG Ministries

By Sam Hargreaves | January 23, 2014

Jo Squires leads BIG Ministries – who for the last 10 years have been specialising in children’s worship. They have increasingly been helping churches with ‘All Age’ services – which they see as quite different to exclusively ‘Children’s Worship’. Here’s Sam Hargreaves from Engage Worship interviewing Jo ahead of  the sessions she is running in […]

The original transposing piano!

By Marie@Musicademy |

Did you think the transpose button was the exclusive reserve of the contemporary keyboard? Think again. This piano dates from 1894 and was built in London by George Russell. You can see a Liverpool company, James Smith & Son, was the seller. Developed for “ear” players who tended to play in a preferred key, the […]

The Worship Bass Collection – new from Musicademy

By admin | January 12, 2014

Go beyond the basics: get the new Worship Bass Collection. Musicademy’s most recent release is the brand new Worship Bass Collection. Improve your licks, tricks and chops by learning pro session bass parts to 20 worship songs. 20 bass guitar lessons teaching you how a session player approaches a song whilst remaining creative and tasteful. Learn Matt Weeks’ […]

Too much too young? The issue of age in modern worship. Guest post from Manuel Luz.

By Guest Blogger | January 10, 2014

Scenario 1: An unemployed worship pastor confided in me recently. He had just candidated with a church and it seemed like a perfect fit. But after a successful interview process where he led worship at the Sunday morning services, the elders pulled him aside for a private conversation. “You’re perfect,” they confided. “But frankly, we’re looking […]