By Tim Bowdler | March 1, 2010
The standard line-up in a worship band usually comprises worship leader/acoustic guitarist, lead guitarist, drums, bass, keyboards and a couple of backing singers. It’s rare for a band to have a lone acoustic guitarist. As a result nobody is really quite sure what to do with an acoustic guitarist who isn’t the worship leader […]
By Guest Blogger | February 26, 2010
At his popular blog worship leader Carlos Whittaker tells a refreshingly honest story about changing his perspective on where to start worship leading. I remember a Sunday at Sandals when JC’s Girls had had an outreach the night before. JC’s Girls was an outreach my wife was a part of to the sex industry/strippers/porn stars/ect. […]
By Marie@Musicademy | February 25, 2010
Uma from the UK called to ask for advice for singers with a sinus problem called postnasal drip where a regular drip from the nose to the throat means she has to constantly clear her throat – something we know is not good for vocal health. Here is the advice we gave: When someone has postnasal […]
By Guest Blogger | February 24, 2010
I loved this idea from EngageWorship of a contemporary take on stations of the cross for Easter. This is an idea that we used last year on the run up to Easter, inspired by a gift given to my daughter, of a (dare I say ‘charm’) bracelet depicting elements of the 23 Psalm. We decided to […]
By Marie@Musicademy | February 18, 2010
Here’s a clip from a Musicademy training day where Andy and Matt demonstrate some ideas for using orchestral instruments in worship. If you would like to know more we’ve a whole 3-DVD set suitable for strings, brass and woodwind players. Other posts you may find helpful: Using orchestral instruments in your worship team Video clip […]
By Catherine Nicole | February 17, 2010
A subscriber from the UK emails: “I hope you can help with a problem we have. In our music group we have some female singers who need some help on a number of fronts: 1 Voices are fairly in tune but very “weak and thready” 2 They run out of puff quickly especially with up-tempo songs […]
By Tim Bowdler | February 16, 2010
Guitarists perform a fine balancing act in worship groups. They are there to embellish and add the icing on the metaphorical worship cake. If they bring too much icing with their grab-bag of tricks they can destroy something beautiful within seconds. Lead guitarists should be encouraged, though. Guitarists who choose an electric invariably see it […]
By Guest Blogger | February 12, 2010
For more from Stu Roberts check out heyfunkydrummer.com Other posts you may like: Developing the drum beats you already know – part 1 Developing the drum beats you already know – part 2 Drum screens – cage free or free range 50 tips for drummers How many cymbals for Sunday? Free video drum […]
By Andy@Musicademy | February 10, 2010
Sonia Symes from Kent in the UK emails: “Thanks for the worship keyboard DVD course. It has truly been a great blessing! My skills at the keyboard have been improved greatly. One question – how do you shift between keys between songs. For example, if I play one song in C major and the next one […]
By Bob Kilpatrick | February 9, 2010
The melody is the aspect of your song that will immediately excite or bore your audience. It doesn’t take long to recognize that a tune is emulative, repetitive, lacking in creativity or just plain boring. Is there a way to learn to write great melodies? I’m not sure. I was asked recently if songwriting was […]
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