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Ask the Expert – Controlling volume overspill in an old church building

By Guest Blogger | July 28, 2012

Carolina Labbé from Switzerland emails: “I belong to a relatively small church that has evolved from worshiping with just voices and piano to worshiping with a full band and PA system over the last couple of years. Naturally, this means that the sound level has increased dramatically and because we are located in a historical […]

Graham Kendrick on lyrics, the impact of the pop song in worship and choosing songs by theme

By Marie@Musicademy | July 26, 2012

Here is another podcast from our interview series with Graham Kendrick. As before I’ve written up the interview in some depth but you’ll find more on the audio recording if you have time to listen. Do you choose songs based on a theme? With Baptist roots and a strong history there of themed services, […]

The ultimate worship song arrangement

By Marie@Musicademy | July 19, 2012

Other funny stuff at Musicademy you might like: The difference between hymns and choruses Martin Smith’s worship trainwreck moment 10 reasons why men should not be ordained for ministry Songs of Praise with subtitles Flow chart – do you have too many guitars? Worship leaders – what people think I do Craigslist ad – are […]

The good (and bad) news about small church worship ministry

By Guest Blogger | July 18, 2012

I always like to hear the bad news first. Don’t sugar-coat it. Just lay it on me so I can deal with it. So for those of you who are like me, here’s the bad news about small church worship ministry: People aren’t coming to your church because of the music. Typically, if your church […]

Is your guitar too loud?

By Andy@Musicademy | July 17, 2012

If your guitar is too loud for worship what can you do to turn it down and maintain great tone? I recently had a conversation with a pastor about stage volume levels in his church and more specifically about the electric guitar player being too loud on stage (I wasn’t the guitarist in question btw!) […]

How to Properly Display Copyright Notices (for CCLI License Holders)

By Kenny Lamm | July 16, 2012

From my observation, it seems that the majority of churches are not in compliance with their CCLI license requirements when it comes to displaying the copyright information. Merely possessing a copyright license is not enough for your church to comply with the copyright laws. Proper display of copyright information is another important piece of legality. […]

Ask the Expert – Recommendations on humbuckers for a modified Strat

By Andy@Musicademy | July 12, 2012

Daniel Newman asks: Hello I am modding an Squier Strat and would like to use humbucker pickups in the bridge and neck position . I have heard good things about SD Hotrails and Lil59 pickups but they are a little expensive for me at this time. What start shape humbuckers would you recommend? I play […]

Graham Kendrick on worship leading

By Marie@Musicademy | July 11, 2012

Interview with Graham Kendrick I spent an afternoon with Graham Kendrick recently interviewing him for a series of podcasts for the website here. Graham has spent many decades ruminating over the craft of the song writer and worship leader and I wanted to bring some of those thoughts to the wider church. It’s well worth […]

CCLI for the little guy

By Guest Blogger | July 10, 2012

We ran an article recently about CCLI (The CCLI license – what is legal and what is not?) which resulted in some email correspondence between one of our customers, Ralph Brock (from Westport WA, USA), and CCLI. Ralph is involved in ministry outside the church and wanted to know the legalities of using worship music […]

Three truths about small church worship

By Guest Blogger | July 6, 2012

A few years after college, I was a part-time assistant pastor in the oh-so-coveted “dual role” of youth & worship in a small church. About 60-some people small. One of the problems (with me, not the church) was that I had been involved with the youth ministry and played on the worship team at Church […]