Free meditation on vulnerability

By Guest Blogger | March 21, 2013

This prayer was written as a response to a TED talk by Brene Brown about vulnerability which you can watch below. The image of the dandelion clock speaks of a simply natural form that is innately beautiful but is often not thought of as an object to be gazed at, just walked past in the […]

Suitable songs for a funeral or memorial service

By Marie@Musicademy | March 19, 2013

A few years ago we were asked to suggest some songs for a funeral. What followed was a really interesting “crowd sourced” list. Over the intervening years, that article has consistently been one of the most popular on the website and has attracted comments such as “This has been the biggest help of all looking […]

How to teach beginners guitar – a new approach

By Andy@Musicademy | March 16, 2013

A few months back I was filming a new Beginning Worship Guitar course DVD series which is essentially a remake of the very first Musicademy DVD I did eight years ago (where does the time go?). Partly the update is to reflect more recent songs that a beginner musician would want to learn and partly […]

The power of introverts

By Marie@Musicademy | March 15, 2013

An excellent defence of introverts and beautifully animated. Up to half the population are introverts. Even if you are extrovert, your partner, your kids, your fellow musicians may well not be. But we live within a value system which is the “extrovert-ideal”. Introverted traits like apparent shyness, seriousness, working on tasks one at a time […]

Transitioning to contemporary worship styles – Part 4 – Song list creation

By Kenny Lamm | March 14, 2013

In Kenny Lamm’s first post on changing church worship styles he introduced you to East City Church which now continues its path to worship renewal. We have looked at needed technology improvements and the development of a worship leadership team. Today, we will explore a critical component of the transition–the development of a song list. […]

Free video on improvisation for orchestral instruments

By admin | March 13, 2013

Learn how to get away from the musical score Here’s Tim Martin teaching a live seminar for Musicademy on improvisation skills for orchestral instruments in worship. Tim also presents Musicademy’s Improvisation for Orchestral Instruments course. Now HALF PRICE.   Other posts you might like: Free video lesson for orchestral instruments – playing sensitively in worship […]