Leading Worship From Keys

By Marie@Musicademy |

Florence Benton from Alaska emailed to ask for advice on leading worship from keyboards for the first time. It’s a big jump to go from playing keys as part of a band to leading (and singing) as well. Not only are you leading the congregation in their worship, but you will be needing to lead […]

How to maintain a flow of worship

By Andy@Musicademy |

Chief Allan Hewey from Maine emailed us asking for advice on keeping the worship momentum going. He was particularly looking for some practical tips to keep the congregations’ focus heavenward. This is a really interesting question and in unpacking it we need to consider how different churches approach this – it can be a very […]

What to do if there is no musical space for you

By Andy@Musicademy |

Stephen Miessner from the US emailed to ask “What do you do when you’re the keys player and there isn’t room for you in a song?” Andy answers: Firstly I’d ask why isn’t there room in the song. Is it written in a way that is very guitar led so doesn’t work well for keys? […]