5 tips – Lead Vocals

By Andy@Musicademy | November 28, 2009

We’re nearly at the end of our 50 tips series (which I think has now grown into about 150 tips). This time we look at the art of lead vocals. It’s about leadership. You don’t have to be a great vocalist to be a great worship leader but you do have to be good at […]

Advice from Graham Kendrick on spontaneous improvisation in worship

By Marie@Musicademy | November 24, 2009

  I recently attended a seminar which Graham Kendrick was presenting on the subject of learning how to improvise in worship. He had a number of really helpful Biblical and practical suggestions which I thought I would share with you here in a 2-part blog post. Describing improvisation as “Going off piste”, Graham said that […]

The sound engineer’s role in the worship team (and what makes it all worthwhile)

By Marie@Musicademy | November 17, 2009

Video footage from an introductory session at a recent Musicademy and B&H Sound training seminar with Brian Hillson reflecting on the role of the sound engineer. Oher posts you may like: 50 Tips – Worship Soundchecks What you need to run church sound – free handbook Mic technique video clip Worship leaders, you’re killing us […]

Alternatives to guitar led contemporary worship

By Jonny Baker | November 16, 2009

Given the recent somewhat controversial posts and discussions here about whether contemporary worship music was theologically shallow, boring or even annoying I thought it would be good to look at a totally different expression of worship. Here Jonny Baker considers some alternatives: In an old gothic church in South London, images of the city are […]

Practical ideas for working with a novice worship band

By Andy@Musicademy | November 12, 2009

Even without huge experience and musicality there are numerous things you can do to help your band work better together. Here are just a few practical tips you can try. Simplicity. Any band can vastly improve purely by playing the simple things well and avoiding songs or styles that are too complex for them to pull off […]

6 tips for worship keys players

By Andy@Musicademy | November 10, 2009

  Rule of 1 A one piece band plays all the music. In a five piece band each member should play a 5th of the music. A temptation for keyboardists, particularly if you have come from a classical background is to overplay and step across other peoples parts. Play just with right hand If you struggle with […]

Free video lesson – Listening skills for worship bands

By Andy@Musicademy | November 9, 2009

Andy Chamberlain explains how to become a more mature musician by developing better listening skills. As well as lots of hints and tips he challenges worship musicians to spend more time listening to others and less time playing yourself so that the band sounds more like a team rather than a collection of individuals.   […]

Guitar lick of the month

By Andy@Musicademy | November 6, 2009

Normally we put together a chord of the month type feature but in the light of a question from Jonathan below, ladies and gentlemen for November I give you… ‘Lick of the Month’! “Some of my favorite clips on the Intermediate Acoustic Guitar  DVDs were the “Tricks in the Key of …” sections. My question relates […]