{"id":2670,"date":"2009-08-28T10:37:30","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T10:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?page_id=2670"},"modified":"2025-04-07T13:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T13:28:22","slug":"orchestral-instruments-in-worship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/orchestral-instruments-in-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchestral Instruments in Worship | Strings, Brass, Woodwind and Sax in Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a classically trained orchestral musician who struggles to play without the music?<\/p>\n<p>The course for Christian strings, brass, woodwind &amp; sax players<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Learn to improvise and play single melody instruments in worship<\/h3>\n<p class=\"shopLinks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/course\/improvisation-skills-for-orchestral-instruments-in-worship\/\">STREAMING<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-iframe-right\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/6641665?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"shopLinks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/course\/improvisation-skills-for-orchestral-instruments-in-worship\/\">STREAMING<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This course is for any single melody instrumentalist wanting to play by ear and improvise in contemporary worship. 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