Ask the Expert: Is it OK to record sung vocals for practice purposes under the CCLI Copyright License?

By admin | August 14, 2014

Miranda Cunningham asks: “Is it OK to record the choir singing copyrighted songs in order to improve without putting on your CCLI Copyreport? For example recording Sunday service, rehearsal, individual practice. Is there a difference between recording for public distribution, church distribution and just for improving the choir in terms of copyright permission?”   Chris […]

Total cost of ownership – an approach to justifying big spend on PA and equipment

By Guest Blogger | August 7, 2014

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) sounds like a highly abstract concept. But it’s really not. It’s also something that churches—sadly—tend to miss out on. TCO is simply a calculation of what a particular product or service is going to cost you during it’s life. TCO has become popular in automotive circles, with some manufacturers boasting […]

Calling all electric guitarists! Would you buy this new product?

By Andy@Musicademy | August 4, 2014

We need your help in deciding whether to produce a new product for electric and acoustic guitarists. Picture the scenario, you’re doing a new song and the worship leader sends you a reference track mp3 but its really hard to decipher how many layers of guitar parts there are, let alone what each guitar part […]

You may not know this bass player but you’ll definitely know her bass lines

By Marie@Musicademy | June 26, 2014

 Amazing insight from one of the leading bass session musicians from years gone by where older studio musicians played the music but didn’t get credited for fear of putting off the record buying teenagers. Carol Kaye has developed an incredible legacy of work. In this clip she reckons that “Playing bass is pretty easy”. […]

How to use CAGED chords on electric guitar – free video lesson.

By Andy@Musicademy | June 24, 2014

This is a free lesson taken from Musicademy’s Intermediate Electric Guitar Course DVDs. It’s part of the lesson in Part 17 (downloads) teaching the concept of CAGED chords. The first segment here teaches about CAGED chords and the second  (coming next week) shows how to use CAGED chords to play Blessed Be Your Name. Save 25% on the […]